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On the recordJuly 13, 2009
The Waxman-Markey bill is designed to make fossil fuel use more expensive.
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John Barrasso
Republican · Wyoming

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Barrasso criticizes the Waxman-Markey bill for increasing costs of fossil fuels.

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