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Robert Higgs
By Robert Higgs August 13, 2010

State Sen. Bob Gibbs claims cap and trade as passed by the House will cost families $1,761 a year

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Email exchange with Dallas Gerber, grassroots director for Bob Gibbs for Congress

The New York Times, Inside Congress (Waxman-Markey voting charts), Aug. 10, 2010

Google.com, search for $1,761 and "cap and trade," Aug. 11, 2010
 
Declan McCullagh, Taking Liberties on CBS News online, "Obama Admin: Cap and Trade Could Cost Families $1,761 a Year," Sept. 15, 2009
 
 

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