If House Members Who Voted for Energy Bill Are Out on a Limb, It is Only Because of Bad Reporting

July 27, 2010

The Washington Post reported that House Democrats who voted for the energy bill are worried that it will hurt them in the election because their opponents have labeled it as a job killer. It would have been worth noting that there is no reason to believe that the bill would have led to a substantial loss of jobs. If opponents of the bill are able to score political points by describing the bill as a job killer it is only because the media have done a poor job in describing its impact.

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