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By Bill Ritter and Mike O’Boyle
Mr. Ritter was the governor of Colorado from 2007 to 2011. Mr. O’Boyle is the acting policy director at Energy Innovation, a nonpartisan climate policy think tank.
When Congress passed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” it made a choice to destroy economic opportunities and create uncertainty for every American. The bill raises prices across the economy, cedes U.S. competitiveness to other countries, especially China, and harms the climate. This will prove to be one of the biggest policy mistakes in our nation’s history.
