[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 47 (Wednesday, March 18, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H3531]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 REJECT THE FLAWED CAP-AND-TAX PROGRAM

  (Mr. SULLIVAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. SULLIVAN. Mr. Speaker, while our Nation is suffering a severe 
economic recession, the Democrat majority is working behind closed 
doors to enact the largest carbon regulatory scheme in our Nation's 
history in the form of a cap-and-tax system. In fact, President Obama's 
budget includes a $646 billion cap-and-trade energy tax that will be 
paid by every American who drives a car, turns on a light switch, or 
buys a product made in the United States. And that's every single 
American, regardless of income. No matter how you slice it, this issue 
is a huge tax. Government revenues are, of course, taxes on the 
American people.
  This cap-and-tax scheme would cost the average American household in 
every State up to $3,000 a year, and that's a very conservative 
estimate. This is really not a good way to stimulate our economy in 
economic bad times like we are in.
  I urge my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to reject the 
flawed cap-and-tax program in the President's budget. The Democrat 
majority is borrowing too much money, taxing too much, and spending too 
much. When is it enough?

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