OK, so consevatives sometimes have difficulty keeping up on current events - it worked for Sarah after all

Virginia State Senator Robert Hurt (GOP) defended a local power plant caught overcharging customers by blaming their rate hikes on federal "cap and trade" legislation, saying "The federal “cap-and-trade” passed by the House of Representatives last year is an example of the “devastating policies” that affect people’s lives, forcing companies to raise rates to revamp their facilities to follow environmental rules." The problem? Sorry, Mr. Hurt, but that legislation is currently stalled in the Senate and is not a law yet, at all.