U.S. Congressman Roy Blunt, R-MO, spoke at the Salt Fork Pachyderm Club's Saline County Lincoln Day Dinner Friday, Feb. 19, during his "Jobs for Missouri's Future" bus tour.
Speaking about proposed cap-and-trade legislation, Blunt said it would approximately double the cost for coal-based utilities.
This would not only affect Missouri's residents, but also its employers, which could lead to some going out of business, he said.
Following a 30-minute campaign visit to Richmond on Friday, U.S. Senate candidate Roy Blunt continued on a 19-city political caravan with the theme “Jobs for Missouri’s Future.”
Blunt, a seven-term Republican congressman, told a group of around 20 supporters at Jeffrey Kyle’s Family Grill & Buffet, 908 East Main St., that jobs will only be created if business people feel secure enough to invest their money.
Republican Roy Blunt set out Friday in a 19-city bus tour for his U.S. Senate campaign, asserting that President Barack Obama's policies are creating uncertainty for businesses and making them reluctant to hire employees.


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