Claim: On Sept. 20 on NBC's "Meet the Press," House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio claimed that according to the Department of Treasury, the Democrats' proposed cap-and-trade system would be costly for American families: Boehner, Sept. 20: It's a cap-and-trade system, this big giant tax on the American people that this week, we just find out, the Treasury Department said will cost the average family $1,700 per year.
Fact-check: Boehner and the Cost of Cap and Trade - FactCheck.org
Verdict: on sept. 20 on nbc's "meet the press," house minority leader john boehner of ohio claimed that according to the department of treasury, the democrats' proposed cap-and-trade system would be costly for american families: boehner, sept. 20: it's a cap-and-trade system, this big giant tax on the american people that this week, we just find out, the treasury department said will cost the average family $1,700 per year.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: D'Angelo Gore
Date published: 2009-09-22T20:59:50