Claim: Newt Gingrich went too far when he claimed that "I've never favored cap-and-trade." It's true he's never favored the approach taken by Democrats, but he said in 2007 that he would "strongly support" cap-and-trade if combined with "a tax-incentive program for investing in the solutions." Furthermore, Gingrich said in House testimony in 2009 that he still might support a cap-and-trade system covering "the 2,000 most polluting places," if packaged with incentives for nuclear power and "green coal,"
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Verdict: newt gingrich went too far when he claimed that "i've never favored cap-and-trade." it's true he's never favored the approach taken by democrats, but he said in 2007 that he would "strongly support" cap-and-trade if combined with "a tax-incentive program for investing in the solutions." furthermore, gingrich said in house testimony in 2009 that he still might support a cap-and-trade system covering "the 2,000 most polluting places," if packaged with incentives for nuclear power and "green coal,"
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Brooks Jackson
Date published: 2011-12-05T20:05:45