When it comes to cap and trade, Texas Congressman Gene Green asserted, I’d like to vote for a bill, but I’m not going to vote for one unless I think it’s going to be good for the area I represent.” He went on to say his district had “more chemical plants than I can count.” This is a problem for proponents of cap and trade, because the chemicals industry is one of the most energy-intensive industries in the United States. Since cap and trade artificially drives up the price of …
Families and businesses have budgets, yet Washington doesn’t — and it hasn’t for the last three years. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) doesn’t think this major omission is that big of a deal, and the White House has no opinion on the matter. Fortunately, there are leaders in the House who see the importance of passing a budget and getting runaway spending and escalating debt under control. For Congress, the budget is an outline of how and where money will be spent across the federal government and how high …
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