[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 14808]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                SUPPORT AN ALL-OF-THE-ABOVE ENERGY PLAN

  (Mr. BROWN of South Carolina asked and was given permission to revise 
and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BROWN of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, for years my Republican 
colleagues and I have focused on implementing an all-of-the-above 
energy plan to cut the ties of foreign oil and create affordable 
American energy. However, the Democrat cap-and-tax plan will actually 
serve as a national energy tax, resulting in fewer jobs and more 
government control.
  More than $3,100 will be added to the annual energy costs of American 
families, a financial hardship that will greatly impact the poor, who 
spend a large part of their income on energy. These taxes will directly 
impact farmers in South Carolina as everyday costs of fuel and 
fertilizer become too expensive for them to afford.
  Additionally, our State's clean-energy production will be excessively 
taxed, forcing companies to move to countries with less stringent 
standards, resulting in little progress towards protecting our 
environment. The relocation of these businesses could result in the 
loss of up to 7 million jobs, increasing unemployment and placing 
further economic strains on the American families, all for a policy 
that won't even achieve its initial goal of reducing carbon emissions.
  Americans are sick of this energy roller coaster. I encourage my 
colleagues to support an all-of-the-above energy plan that will not tax 
us to death.

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