[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 14901]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          NATIONAL ENERGY TAX

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, the Democrats' climate change ``compromise'' 
bill passed by the Energy and Commerce Committee is still a job killer 
that will hit every American with a national energy tax. This plan will 
have a devastating impact on the price at the pump and utility bills 
across the country. One estimate for a similar proposal found that 
families would pay more than $3,100 a year in extra energy costs.
  Representative John Dingell said it best: ``Nobody in this country 
realizes that cap-and-trade is a tax, and it's a great big one.'' Even 
the President admitted that his energy plan would cause energy prices 
to ``necessarily skyrocket'' and that the costs will be passed on to 
consumers. Various estimates suggest anywhere between 1.8 and 7 million 
American jobs could be lost. Manufacturing jobs will relocate to 
countries with less stringent environmental regulations like China and 
India, inflicting greater harm on American families and small 
businesses while doing even greater damage to the environment.
  The American people know we can do better. Republicans also support a 
clean environment and have a comprehensive energy solution that lessens 
our dependence on foreign oil and leads us to a stronger economy.

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