Mark Begich: “As Senator Tester has introduced the bill, we think it is an important bill, obviously from Alaska's perspective.”

I want to make sure my colleagues hear exactly what you are saying, so a couple years from now, we do not hear complaints that, geez, why did you not do it?

They argue this tax protects energy security, yet it increases reliance on foreign adversaries. If we are serious about energy security, affordability, and economic growth, we must repeal the natural gas tax. H.J. Res. 35 is a commonsense…

We have a responsibility to protect the most vulnerable among us.

Just assuming the private sector is going to absorb all this is not realistic.