[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 77 (Tuesday, May 19, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H5721]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     NATIONAL ENERGY TAX KILLS JOBS

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, it is troubling that with 
so many other strategies to move our country to a cleaner energy 
future, there are still some advocating that we impose a national 
energy tax. This tax will attack the budgets of American families, 
costing an extra $3,000 each year. And it will drive businesses and the 
jobs they create overseas.
  The administration and Democratic Congress who claim to be opposed to 
offshoring of American jobs are encouraging companies to leave America. 
This Nation does not need to impose new taxes on its citizens to 
achieve the common goal of a clean energy future. We have the natural 
resources here that can provide the revenue and the bridge to that 
future. We have the scientists and entrepreneurs that will create the 
next generation of energy resources. And we have the citizens who 
understand the benefit to their lives and to their budgets of 
commonsense conservation. We should explore, innovate and conserve, not 
tax and eliminate jobs.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th and the global war on terrorism.

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