08/02/2011
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"I do not think we ought to be here in this room picking winners and losers when it comes to American jobs."
"We need to heed them in terms of our economy to ensure that Americans who do not get green jobs are able to keep the red, white and blue jobs that they have and to continue to power the country."
"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."
"The consequences of fuel switching from coal to natural gas are particularly troubling for our industrial workers."