Cap and Trade to be Voted on this Week: Call Your Representative and Say “NO!”

The economy killing environmental lunacy and tax increase rolled into one, known as Cap and Trade will likely be voted on in the House this Friday.

House lawmakers are getting closer to a vote on a sweeping energy bill that would cap greenhouse gases, with a vote possible on Friday, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said Tuesday.

“It is quite possible and maybe even probable that we will go to the energy bill on Friday and complete the energy bill on late Friday,” said Hoyer on Tuesday. He also said that members could meet on Saturday.

The House Energy and Commerce Committee approved the bill — which aims to slash greenhouse gas emissions by more than 80% below 2005 levels by 2050 through a “cap-and-trade” system — on May 19. But the bill has had a slow path to the House floor as farm-state lawmakers led by Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson, D-Minn., sought concessions for farmers.

On Tuesday, Hoyer said he thought an agreement was very close.

“I am hopeful that by Wednesday, or maybe even by late tonight, we will have agreement and we will be able to move ahead on this piece of legislation before the July 4th break,” he told reporters.

The bill would also boost use of renewable energy and set new targets for energy-efficient buildings.

But climate-change is the most contentious part of the bill, and many Republicans and some Democrats say the bill would amount to a tax on consumers and businesses and even drive businesses overseas. Under the cap-and-trade system, companies would buy and sell pollution permits to meet the cap on greenhouse gases.  Read more…

You can find your representative’s email or phone number at this link.  Don’t hesitate.  If you don’t make your voice heard, you will be paying higher energy bills in the near future.

Too see how much it will cost, check out this link at The American Institute for Economic Research, though this sentence ought to be enough: “The price increase for coal would range from 26 percent to 268 percent more than today’s prices.”

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