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Boehner Statement on Senate Democrats' National Energy Tax Proposal
Contact: Michael Steel, Antonia Ferrier, Kevin Smith, 202-225-4000; Office of the House Republican Leader
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 /Standard Newswire/ -- House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) issued the following statement after Senate Democrats, led by Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and John Kerry (D-MA), unveiled their job-killing cap-and-trade national energy tax proposal.
"The national energy tax was a terrible idea when it passed the House, and it is an even worse idea now. Middle-class families and small businesses struggling to make ends meet shouldn't be punished with costly legislation that will increase electricity bills, raise gasoline prices, and ship more American jobs overseas.
"Democrats in Washington had egg on their faces when the Obama Administration's own estimates found that the national energy tax will cost families an extra $1,700 per year. Instead of coming to their senses and scrapping this dangerous proposal, Democrats are pressing ahead, proving once again that they just don't get it.
"Republicans have offered a better solution. Our legislation -- the American Energy Act -- will clean up the environment, lower energy costs, reduce our dependence on foreign oil, and create millions of good-paying American jobs."
NOTE: Earlier this month, CBS News and other media outlets reported that a private analysis prepared by the Obama Administration's Treasury Department estimates that the cap-and-trade national energy tax will result in an average $1,761 in increased costs for American families.
