FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 10, 2016
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Yasmine Evans, 202-225-8699
Edwards Statement on Energy-Related Sense of Congress Resolutions
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Donna F. Edwards (MD-4) released the following statement after voting against H.Con.Res. 89, a resolution expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the United States economy, and H.Con.Res. 112, a resolution expressing the sense of Congress opposing the President’s proposed $10 tax on every barrel of oil. H.Con.Res. 89 passed the House by a vote of 237-163 and H.Con.Res. 112 passed the House by a vote of 253-144.
“Carbon taxes are a way to address climate change and hold businesses accountable for putting pollution into our air,” said Congresswoman Edwards. They help to offset the negative environmental effects of carbon emissions from fossil fuels into our air. Rather than being detrimental, carbon taxes can create space for businesses to invest in clean technologies and they can fund improvements to public transit infrastructure and public education. We must use every tool available to rein in emissions and protect our environment, and there is a growing consensus that carbon taxes are the most efficient way to do that.”
“H.Con.Res. 112 also attempts to vilify a proposal put forward by the President as a potential way to address the dire state of our national transportation infrastructure. Unlike the carbon tax, the $10 tax per barrel of oil would solely finance new investments in our country’s infrastructure.”
“In order to save our natural resources, we must use strategic techniques to solve the depletion of our natural resources. Only then can we begin to transition to clean energy sources that will improve the environment and public health of our nation.”
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