Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) Says Cap-And-Trade And A Public Option Will Not Happen
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) says that cap-and-trade legislation to fight global warming was rejected by a bipartisan majority. Graham goes on to say a government option for health care reform is also off the table because of the economic effect on Americans (0:27).
June 23, 2009
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June 29th, 2009 at 4:21 pm
I hope we can continue to count on Sen. Graham’s support against “Cap and Trade”. I would think this would be extremely important to future elections, as well.
Thank you.