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enviroknow.com - 26 days ago
The $1,761 Clean Energy Lie That Won’t Die: 20 Republicans Have Joined the Propaganda Campaign
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Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) released a statement claiming that “The Obama administration’s own estimate found a cap-and-trade scheme could cost American families an extra $1,761 per year.” Rep. Cynthia Lummis’ Chief of Staff told a local Chamber of Commerce that Democrats’ cap-and-trade bill ...

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Politics on HuffingtonPost.com:  Josh Nelson: NY-23: Hoffman Tells GOP Clean Energy Bill Lie, Completely Botches it

Firedoglake:  NY-23: Hoffman Tells $1,761 Clean Energy Lie, Completely Botches it

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Josh Nelson: NY-23: Hoffman Tells GOP Clean Energy Bill Lie, Completely Botches it
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... Three mistakes/lies in 92 words. One mistake/lie every 31 words, topping the one flaw per 42 word ration in this USA Todaypiece piece by the Superfreakonomics authors. 1. The GAO is the Government Accountability Office, not the Government Accounting Office. Not a huge deal but something you should probably know before running for Congress. 2. The takedown of the completely fabricated $1,761 clean energy bill lie is extremely well documented. It was made up by a libertarian CBS blogger on September 15. At ...

NY-23: Hoffman Tells $1,761 Clean Energy Lie, Completely Botches it
Firedoglake — ... Three mistakes/lies in 92 words. One mistake/lie every 31 words, topping the one flaw per 42 word ration in this USA Today piece by the Superfreakonomics authors. 1. The GAO is the Government Accountability Office, not the Government Accounting Office. Not a huge deal but something you should probably know before running for Congress. 2. The takedown of the completely fabricated $1,761 clean energy bill lie is extremely well documented. It was made up by a libertarian CBS blogger on September 15. At least ...

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