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RACE TO GREEN IS TAX ON WORKING FAMILIES
(Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, the cost of everything is spiking, from gas to groceries.
One of the main reasons for these spikes is that energy costs are soaring. Affordable, reliable energy fuels our economy and our daily lives.
But some of my colleagues don't like the affordable, reliable energy that has built our economy and lifted billions of men, women, and children around the world out of poverty. Why? Because this energy has been provided by fossil fuels and nuclear power, energy sources vilified by many wealthy elites and the activist class, those least impacted by these high prices.
Make no mistake, when pipelines are blocked, new leasing on Federal lands is stopped, and mines are forced to close, working families pay the price.
This rush to green is a tax on working families, the middle class, because a larger part of their paychecks is consumed by these increasing prices on items necessary for daily life.
The American people should know, this race to green is not really about carbon. It is about control.
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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 185
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