Political Quotes

“One thing we need to address here also is the tax on natural gas. This will increase nearly everything everyday Americans buy. We already know that there are projections that people will be paying more than ever this winter to heat their homes, almost a 50 percent increase in some places. If you look at the fees in this bill, the taxes, a $900 methane fee phases into $1,500 in production per metric ton. That just sounds like numbers, but think about it. If we are taxing natural gas, we are taxing Americans who use natural gas to heat their homes. We are taxing the industries that use petrochemicals to manufacture everyday products that we use and manufacture here in the United States. And consumers end up paying that tax, as well. We are also making it more expensive to manufacture here in the United States because as you tax natural gas, it costs more to manufacture goods here at home. Again, the American consumer will end up paying this tax. These taxes on natural gas will do nothing more than make it harder for Americans to heat their homes. It will make it more expensive for us to manufacture products, to pay for petrochemicals. It will make it harder for us to actually rebuild the economy. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Jones).”