St. Louis Small Business Protests Rep. Russ Carnahan’s Cap and Trade Vote – UPDATED

Kudos to the folks of McArthur’s Bakery in St. Louis for telling Rep. Russ Carnahan what they think about his vote on cap and trade:

DSM, a Missouri blogger I met at the Conservative Heartland Leadership Conference, got the video and has the scoop:

McArthur’s Bakery on Lemay Ferry Road, exercised their freedom of speech to protest Rep. Russ Carnahan’s (D-MO) vote in support of Cap and Tax (HR 2454). Their sign read: “Russ Carnahan voted to close us and other small business;” however, they’ve agreed to take it down pending a discussion with Rep. Carnahan.

Here’s a snippet of DSM’s interview with Randy McArthur, CEO of the bakery:

Stay tuned to DSM’s YouTube channel for additional video footage of the interview. Thanks for your work in sharing this story!

Cross-posted at Right Wing News.

UPDATE: Carnahan addressed the baker’s concerns in a response to the Washington Times:

“I think there’s been confusion about the issue generally, and I think the estimates that I have seen are the fact that small businesses much like McArthur’s probably experience a dollar more per day adding up to about $365 a year, which is a small price to pay when you consider it would give our country energy independence, which we have been working towards for some time now.”

Gateway Pundit had a great response to this: “The response by Carnahan, of course, was inaccurate. The Democrats cap and trade bill will decimate the economy and result in the loss of nearly 4 million jobs all in the name of junk science. ”

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