John Barrasso

Mr. Carey, you talked about different areas of the country. California, the West Coast, the Northeast is doing well under the cap and trade regime, or regimen.

I hear from my farmers and ranchers in Wyoming and they have concerns about higher energy costs, fertilizer costs facing the agriculture community.

We need to unleash the American economy, not unplug it.

That could be the same result here in the United States if this House and Senate pass the Boxer-Kerry energy tax bill.

But those jobs, I believe, are going to come at the expense of activity elsewhere in the economy.

And then, the cost to the consumer as the result of all of this?

I do not think we ought to be here in this room picking winners and losers when it comes to American jobs.

We need to heed them in terms of our economy to ensure that Americans who do not get green jobs are able to keep the red, white and blue jobs that they have and to continue to power the country.

The expected costs to the American people are at least 10 times that of the expected benefits.

The Boxer-Kerry energy tax bill will take $9.4 trillion from the gross domestic product, will kill 2.5 million jobs, gasoline prices will go up, electricity rates will nearly double.

The warning signs are all around us that this energy tax bill is going to lead to lost jobs, higher energy prices, and I think will do very little in terms of an environmental gain.

It has contributed to a loss of over 3.1 million U.S. manufacturing jobs.

The consequences of fuel switching from coal to natural gas are particularly troubling for our industrial workers.

This creates a system of overlapping and redundant requirements that will inhibit cost effective emissions reductions.

The job losses will stem from the bill's onerous mandates and requirements.

It's very disturbing that this is included in what proponents call a 'jobs bill.'

There is no credible analysis that suggests that this bill will be a net job creator.

This bill will cost my State of Ohio and the country jobs is without dispute.

The impact this legislation will have on jobs, workers and Ohio families is at the heart of my concerns with the Kerry-Boxer proposal.

This energy tax bill will be an American job killer as well.

The $800 billion stimulus bill is not going to save the day.

We must view the promises of green job creation made by the President and the authors of this bill with legitimate skepticism.

I would like to do that, Mr. Chairman, and I want to thank you for holding this very important hearing on one of really this Committee's highest priorities.

As we consider all the land legislation, we must balance the many needs placed on our lands.

I read that and I think that it may be vague in the restrictions on how the three colleges may use the conveyed lands.