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On the recordMarch 27, 2012
When I was asked earlier about the issue of coal, you know, under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket.
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Howard Griffith
Republican · Virginia

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Griffith discusses the impact of cap and trade on electricity rates.

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