Issue Position: Cap and Trade

Issue Position

"Cap and Trade" means putting a cap on American success and trading away our prosperity. I do not believe that further congressional action is needed to address climate change, especially via the job killing "Cap and Trade" legislation. Today's global warming doomsayers simply lack the scientific evidence to support their claims. A host of leaders in the scientific community have recognized that the argument for drastic anthropogenic global warming is no longer based on science, but is being driven by irrational fanaticism. Clearheadedness and a moderate temperament are the best antidotes to this kind of rhetoric. As a good steward of our environment, and for national security reasons, I do support the development of alternative, cleaner sources of energy like nuclear, wind and solar. However I recognize that the market, not the government, needs to drive that transition. Our President admitted in 2008 that his proposal to cap greenhouse gases would necessarily cause energy prices to skyrocket. A recent study from the Heritage Foundation confirmed the President's prediction. They even found that the Waxman-Markey Emissions Bill would cost the average American household $3,000 per year. This legislation is not needed, and the American people cannot afford it.

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