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Brian Schatz: “According to the Edison Electric Institute, that'll cost…”

Featuring: Brian Schatz, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Hawaii

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Schatz: Republicans Ripping People Off, Plunging Us Into Energy Crisis To Cut Taxes For Billionaires

Published | Video Starts at 05:30

You're stuck. According to the Edison Electric Institute. And by the way, I can guarantee you this is the first and maybe last time I will ever quote According to the Edison Electric Institute, that'll cost people, not companies, people, ratepayers, $60 billion in this decade alone. Your electric bills are about to go up. A representative of a solar company in Hawaii put it this way. (05:30–05:39)

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Asserts that the bill will cost ratepayers $60 billion this decade, according to the Edison Electric Institute.

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