On the recordOctober 27, 2009
the Boxer-Kerry energy tax bill will take $9.4 trillion from the gross domestic product, will kill 2.5 million jobs, gasoline prices will go up, electricity rates will nearly double.
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Barrasso criticizes the Boxer-Kerry bill for its economic consequences.
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