Sessions Fights Against Obama’s Attack on American Families

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), Chairman of the House Rules Committee, today issued the following statement on the House’s adoption of two resolutions; H. Con. Res. 89, expressing a carbon tax would be detrimental to American families and businesses, and is not in the best interest of the United States and H. Con. Res. 112, expressing the sense of Congress that a new tax should not be placed on oil, and in considering future policy, Congress should carefully review the detrimental impacts of placing any new taxes on any industry that has seen a slash in jobs, revenue, and production:
 
"The President’s proposals to increase taxes on oil and implement a tax on carbon are a direct attack on American energy, families and businesses. His proposals would effectively double the current federal tax on gas, increase energy prices and force companies in the oil, gas and coal industries to cut thousands of jobs. More regulations and higher taxes will only make life harder for all Americans and I refuse to let the President put his liberal agenda before American families and businesses."

For more information on H. Con. Res. 89, Expressing the Sense of Congress that a Carbon Tax would be Detrimental to the U.S. Economy, click here. For more information on H. Con. Res. 112, Opposing the President’s $10 Per Barrel Tax on Oil, click here.

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Created:
Jun 10, 2016