[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Pages 16588-16589]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 61--EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF CONGRESS THAT 
   A CARBON TAX IS NOT IN THE ECONOMIC INTEREST OF THE UNITED STATES

  Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Coats, Mr. 
Coburn, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Heller, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe, 
Mr. Johanns, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Lee, Mr. McConnell, Mr. 
Moran, Mr. Risch, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Thune, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Cochran, and 
Mr. Wicker) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Finance:

                            S. Con. Res. 61

       Whereas a carbon tax is regressive in nature and would 
     unfairly burden those vulnerable individuals and families in 
     the United States that are already struggling under a 
     stagnating economy;
       Whereas a carbon tax would increase the cost of every good 
     manufactured in the United States;
       Whereas a carbon tax would harm the entire United States 
     manufacturing sector;
       Whereas the increase in production of domestic energy 
     resources on private and State-owned land has created 
     significant job growth and private capital investment; and
       Whereas affordable and reliable energy sources are critical 
     to maintaining the United States' global competitiveness: 
     Now, therefore, be it
         Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that a carbon 
     tax would be detrimental to American families and businesses, 
     and is not in the interest of the United States.

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