mediamattersaction.org - 6/25/2009
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It's June 25, 2009 and Rep. Eric Cantor is still citing a $3,100 figure for the cost of American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES) even though the Congressional Budget Office "estimates that the net annual economy wide cost of the cap-and-trade program in 2020 would be $22 billion-or about ...
weeklystandard.com - 6/25/2009
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weeklystandard.com —
It's a little long for my taste, but
given that only 24 percent even know that cap
and trade is environmental legislation , Republicans have some explaining to do if they want to build any real resistance to the measure. Add to that the fact that ...
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Cantor Video: Number One Priority
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Despite CBO Report, Republicans Continue To Claim Climate Legislation Could Cost $3100 Per Household
TPM Election Central —
... In a press release issued today, Republican Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) repeated the debunked statistic. "The Office of House Republican Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) today launched a new video news release entitled, 'Number One Priority.' The video highlights Speaker Pelosi's top priority, 'cap and trade' legislation that will impose a national energy tax of up to $3,100 on all Americans and slam small businesses with higher energy bills, causing the loss of millions of jobs." ...
Thursday's Mini-Report
Political Animal —
... it identified Mark Sanford as a Democrat yesterday. * As expected, the $3,100 cap-and-trade GOP talking point has been thoroughly debunked, but House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) keeps repeating it . * Think Bush's Justice Department couldn't possibly look any worse? ...
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