House Republicans blow off biz leaders who want climate action
On Tuesday, a group of key Republicans hosted a summit on Capitol Hill to bash the Waxman-Markey bill as an “energy tax” that would cost average Americans $3,100 a year (though that figure has been thoroughly debunked). “This legislation represents, and is tantamount to, an economic declaration of war on the Midwest by liberals in Washington, D.C.,” said Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.), who spearheaded the event.
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Climate change is a huge controversial debate and conservatives and liberals need to come to a compromise. We can't impose an "energy tax' that will cost Americans thousands of extra dollars a year, especially not at this time. I think even the die hard liberals would agree to hold off on this for awhile.