"Because we've heard some concerns about labor implications of this bill."
"The job losses will stem from the bill's onerous mandates and requirements."
"But those jobs, I believe, are going to come at the expense of activity elsewhere in the economy."
"It's very disturbing that this is included in what proponents call a 'jobs bill.'"
"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 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 consequences of fuel switching from coal to natural gas are particularly troubling for our industrial workers."
"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."