,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #da  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,may #bb1         
#bjai,mr4 ,scalise 7= himself & ,mr4    
,mc,kinley7 submitt$ ! foll[+ concurr5t 
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,ways & ,means  ,,concurr5t         
,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se (        
,congress t a c>bon tax w\ld be         
detrim5tal to ! ,unit$ ,/ates economy4  
,:]eas a c>bon tax is a ,f$]al tax on   
c>bon releas$ f fossil fuels2 ,:]eas a  
c>bon tax w increase en]gy prices1      
includ+ ! price ( gasol9e1 electricity1 
natural gas1 & home heat+ oil2 ,:]eas a 
c>bon tax w mean t families & consum]s w
 pay m = ess5tials l food1 gasol9e1 &   
electricity2 ,:]eas a c>bon tax w fall  
h>de/ on ! poor1 ! eld]ly1 & ^? on fix$ 
incomes2 ,:]eas a c>bon tax w lead to m 
jobs & bus9esses mov+ ov]seas2 ,:]eas a 
c>bon tax w lead to less economic gr[?2 
,:]eas ,am]ican families w be h>m$ ! mo/
 f a c>bon tax2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to !    
,en]gy ,in=mation ,adm9i/ration1 ! %>e (

 en]gy consumption dur+ #bjag 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates t 0 d]iv$ f fossil fuels 0      
approximately #hj p]c5t2 ,:]eas a c>bon 
tax w increase ! co/ ( e good           
manufactur$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas a 
c>bon tax w impose disproportionate     
burd5s on c]ta9 indu/ries1 jobs1 ,/ates1
 & geographic regions & w\ld fur!r      
re/rict ! global competitiv5ess ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ,am]ican +5uity   
has l$ to innovations 9 en]gy           
exploration & developm5t & has increas$ 
production ( dome/ic en]gy res\rces on  
private & ,/ate-own$ l& :i* has creat$  
significant job gr[? & private capital  
inve/m5t2 ,:]eas ! en]gy policy ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates %\ld enc\rage cont9u$     
private sector innovation & developm5t &
 n increase ! exi/+ tax burd5 on        
manufactur]s2 ,:]eas ! production (     
,am]ican en]gy res\rces increases !     
ability ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to ma9ta9 a   
competitive advantage 9 today's global  
economy2 ,:]eas a c>bon tax w\ld r$uce  
,am]ica's global competitiv5ess & w\ld  

enc\rage developm5t abroad 9 c\ntries t 
d n impose ?is exorbitant tax burd52 &  
,:]eas ! ,congress & ! ,presid5t %\ld   
focus on pro-gr[? solutions t enc\rage  
increas$ developm5t ( dome/ic res\rces3 
,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t x is ! s5se (      
,congress t a c>bon tax w\ld be         
detrim5tal to ,am]ican families &       
bus9esses1 & is n 9 ! be/ int]e/ ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates4