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Nick Lampson: I don't know if we have a specific study that can show it, but I can tell you the people that we have been working with…

On the recordMay 13, 2008
I don't know if we have a specific study that can show it, but I can tell you the people that we have been working with over the last several months from places like MIT who have come and asked us to consider this legislation, they are saying that historically we have seen prices drop when actions like this have been taken. If we can try, at least we are doing something that may put it in the right direction. We have additional legislation that is going to be proposed.
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Nick Lampson
Texas

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Discussing the potential impact of proposed legislation on prices.

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