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26 October
8:19 pm

the rate payer protection act had some study groups in it. It had no real teeth.

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John Hickenlooper, at Colorado U.S. Senate General Election Debate (Colorado Sun)

8:19 pm
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Why we checked itHickenlooper characterizes the Rate Payer Protection Act as containing only study groups with no enforceable provisions — a specific claim about the content and strength of legislation that can be verified against the actual bill text.
What we foundThe 'no real teeth' characterization is well-supported by multiple credible sources; the 'study groups' characterization is partially supported but imprecise — the federal bill requires states to hold hearings or begin consideration, which critics describe in similar terms, while a related state-level bill explicitly includes a study provision.
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