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January 17, 2013

Congress Feels Heat on Carbon Tax

Coral Davenport, National Journal


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Moments after the fiscal-cliff deal passed the House on New Year’s Day, Grover Norquist, the powerful antitax lobbyist, tweeted, “Obama’s budget adds ten trillion more debt. We cut more spending or he smashes average Americans with energy taxes. I vote: cut his spending.” Here’s what Norquist was getting at.

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