,,iii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #a  ,,in ,,the        
,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states   
,january #g1 #bjae,mr4 ,vitter submitted
 the following concurrent resolution2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,finance  ,,concurrent ,,resolution     
,expressing the sense of ,congress that 
a carbon tax is not in the economic     
interest of the ,united ,states4        
,whereas a carbon tax is regressive in  
nature and would unfairly burden those  
vulnerable individuals and families in  
the ,united ,states that are already    
struggling with increasing electricity  
rates and a slow economic recovery2     
,whereas a carbon tax would increase the
 cost of every good manufactured in the 
,united ,states2 ,whereas a carbon tax  
would harm the entire ,united ,states   
manufacturing sector2 ,whereas ,european
 nations that have adopted carbon       
policies and regulatory regimes have    
forced energy poverty on their citizens 
and undermined their economies2 ,whereas

 the increase in production of domestic 
fossil energy resources on private and  
,state-owned land has created           
significant job growth and private      
capital investment2 and ,whereas        
affordable and reliable energy sources  
are critical to maintaining the ,united 
,states global competitiveness3 ,now1   
therefore1 be it ,that it is the sense  
of ,congress that a carbon tax would be 
detrimental to families and businesses  
in the ,united ,states1 and is not in   
the interest of the ,united ,states4