,,iv #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #bd ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #ad1 #bjac ,mr4 ,scalise 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,aderholt1 ,mrs4 ,bachmann1 ,mr4 ,bachus1 ,mr4 ,barr1 ,mr4 ,barton1 ,mr4 ,bentivolio1 ,mr4 ,bishop of ,utah1 ,mrs4 ,black1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,brady of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,bridenstine1 ,mr4 ,broun of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,buchanan1 ,mr4 ,bucshon1 ,mr4 ,campbell1 ,mr4 ,carter1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mr4 ,chabot1 ,mr4 ,chaffetz1 ,mr4 ,collins of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mr4 ,crawford1 ,mr4 ,culberson1 ,mr4 ,denham1 ,mr4 ,des,jarlais1 ,mr4 ,de,santis1 ,mr4 ,duncan of ,south ,carolina1 ,mrs4 ,ellmers1 ,mr4 ,farenthold1 ,mr4 ,fincher1 ,mr4 ,fleischmann1 ,mr4 ,fleming1 ,mr4 ,flores1 ,mr4 ,franks of ,arizona1 ,mr4 ,gardner1 ,mr4 ,garrett1 ,mr4 ,gibbs1 ,mr4 ,gingrey of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,gohmert1 ,mr4 ,gosar1 ,mr4 ,graves of ,missouri1 ,mr4 ,griffin of ,arkansas1 ,mr4 ,hall1 ,mr4 ,hanna1 ,mr4 ,hensarling1 ,mr4 ,holding1 ,mr4 ,hudson1 ,mr4 ,huelskamp1 ,mr4 ,huizenga of ,michigan1 ,mr4 ,issa1 ,ms4 ,jenkins1 ,mr4 ,sam ,johnson of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,jordan1 ,mr4 ,kelly1 ,mr4 ,king of ,iowa1 ,mr4 ,kline1 ,mr4 ,la,malfa1 ,mr4 ,lamborn1 ,mr4 ,lankford1 ,mr4 ,latta1 ,mr4 ,long1 ,mr4 ,luetkemeyer1 ,mrs4 ,lummis1 ,mr4 ,massie1 ,mr4 ,mc,clintock1 ,mr4 ,meadows1 ,mr4 ,miller of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,mullin1 ,mr4 ,mulvaney1 ,mrs4 ,noem1 ,mr4 ,neugebauer1 ,mr4 ,nugent1 ,mr4 ,nunnelee1 ,mr4 ,olson1 ,mr4 ,palazzo1 ,mr4 ,pearce1 ,mr4 ,pittenger1 ,mr4 ,pitts1 ,mr4 ,pompeo1 ,mr4 ,posey1 ,mr4 ,price of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,radel1 ,mr4 ,renacci1 ,mr4 ,ribble1 ,mr4 ,roe of ,tennessee1 ,mr4 ,rokita1 ,mr4 ,rothfus1 ,mr4 ,salmon1 ,mr4 ,sessions1 ,mr4 ,shimkus1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,stewart1 ,mr4 ,stivers1 ,mr4 ,stockman1 ,mr4 ,walberg1 ,mr4 ,weber of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,wenstrup1 ,mr4 ,westmoreland1 ,mr4 ,williams1 ,mr4 ,wilson of ,south ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,woodall1 ,mr4 ,yoder1 and ,mr4 ,young of ,indiana7 submitted the following concurrent resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means ,,concurrent ,,resolution ,expressing the sense of ,congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the ,united ,states economy4 ,whereas a carbon tax is a ,federal tax on carbon released from fossil fuels2 ,whereas a carbon tax will increase energy prices1 including the price of gasoline1 electricity1 natural gas1 and home heating oil2 ,whereas a carbon tax will mean that families and consumers will pay more for essentials like food1 gasoline1 and electricity2 ,whereas a carbon tax will fall hardest on the poor1 the elderly1 and those on fixed incomes2 ,whereas a carbon tax will lead to more jobs and businesses moving overseas2 ,whereas a carbon tax will lead to less economic growth2 ,whereas ,american families will be harmed the most from a carbon tax2 ,whereas1 according to the ,energy ,information ,administration1 in #bjaa1 fossil fuels share of energy consumption was #hb percent2 ,whereas a carbon tax will increase the cost of every good manufactured in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas a carbon tax will impose disproportionate burdens on certain industries1 jobs1 ,states1 and geographic regions and would further restrict the global competitiveness of the ,united ,states2 ,whereas ,american ingenuity has led to innovations in energy exploration and development and has increased production of domestic energy resources on private and ,state-owned land which has created significant job growth and private capital investment2 ,whereas ,united ,states energy policy should encourage continued private sector innovation and development and not increase the existing tax burden on manufacturers2 ,whereas the production of ,american energy resources increases the ,united ,states ability to maintain a competitive advantage in today's global economy2 ,whereas a carbon tax would reduce ,america's global competitiveness and would encourage development abroad in countries that do not impose this exorbitant tax burden2 and ,whereas the ,congress and the ,president should focus on pro-growth solutions that encourage increased development of domestic resources3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that it is the sense of ,congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to ,american families and businesses1 and is not in the best interest of the ,united ,states4