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On the recordJuly 15, 2012
What sometimes is forgotten is that if we make our energy costs so high by unreasonable regulations, that a company has to send their jobs--either they close down and somebody else in another country starts producing that product, or they have to send their jobs overseas.
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H. Griffith
Republican · Virginia

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Griffith warns about job losses due to high energy costs from regulations.

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