National Energy Tax Legislation

Floor Speech

Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, before leaving for the Memorial Day recess, Democrats in Congress continued to advance national energy tax legislation that will devastate American families and small businesses.

For weeks, nervous Democrats pleaded with Energy and Commerce Chairman Henry Waxman and Representative Ed Markey, two lead sponsors of this national energy tax, for changes to their climate change bill. The changes were intended to soften the blow families in their home States would suffer as a result of this new national energy tax. Unfortunately, the bill passed the Energy and Commerce Committee, is moving its way through Congress, and is still just a great big energy tax. The American people deserve better.

Republicans have held energy summits across the country to talk directly to the American people about the Democrats' costly energy plan and to develop real energy solutions that ensure American energy independence.

Congress must reject the Democrats' national energy tax and deliver energy solutions that create a stronger economy and a cleaner environment.

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