[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 77 (Tuesday, May 19, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H5768]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 DON'T SACRIFICE TWO GOOD-PAYING AMERICAN MANUFACTURING JOBS TO CREATE 
                           ONE ``GREEN'' JOB

  (Mr. ROE of Tennessee asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROE of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, this week the House Democrats on 
the Energy and Commerce Committee are marking up a more aggressive cap-
and-tax bill than what even the President had proposed. On the campaign 
trail last year, the President said his plan would cause electric rates 
to skyrocket, and the bill being considered this week will cause 
electric utilities even more disruption than what the President 
proposed.
  Individuals and businesses everywhere need to start paying attention 
to the threat this bill poses. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget 
Office estimated such a plan would increase the average household's 
electric bill by $1,600 per year.
  Since the bill requires no concessions from developing countries, 
businesses like Eastman in Kingsport, Tennessee, who are engaged in a 
tooth-and-nail competition with China, can't pass increased energy 
costs on to consumers and maintain their market share, which means that 
employees could lose their jobs if this bill passes.
  I urge those on the other side of the aisle not to sacrifice two 
good-paying American manufacturing jobs to create one ``green'' job.

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