claim: new carbon regulations will increase electric bills by "$17 billion every year" and "potentially put an average of 224,000 more people out of work every year."
author: john boehner
evidence_1: oct 14, 2016 ... “the study found that we benefited the state, from an environmental standpoint,  $26 million a year over 20 years. ... d-14, plymouth township, said if the  cogeneration industry went away, the task of reclaiming the remaining 300  million acres of scarred mine land will fall back on the people of pennsylvania.
evidence_2: aug 14, 2014 ... in the days leading up to the epa's june 2 announcement, the u.s. chamber of  commerce released a study saying the regulations -- which hadn't even been  made public at that point ... but it would also shut down plants and potentially put  an average of 224,000 more people out of work every year.".
evidence_3: jun 2, 2014 ... house speaker john boehner (r., ohio) posted a flashback video monday  morning reminding people of president obama's "promise" that under his energy  plan, "electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket."
evidence_4: sep 23, 2014 ... 7. new carbon regulations will increase electric bills by "$17 billion every year"  and "potentially put an average of 224,000 more people out of work every year." -  false. in june, president barack obama unveiled tough new regulations on  existing power plants that seek to significantly curb carbon emissions ...
evidence_5: jun 2, 2014 ... “the president's plan would indeed cause a surge in electricity bills – costs stand  to go up $17 billion every year,” said boehner. “but it would also shut down  plants and potentially put an average of 224,000 more people out of work every  year. it's a sucker punch for families everywhere paying more for just ...