HOUSE Republican Leader John Boehner

Washington, Apr 17 - House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today released the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal to regulate carbon emissions:

“Republicans want to work with the Administration to promote clean air, clean water, and a healthy environment, but this decision is nothing more than a backdoor attempt to enact a national energy tax that will have a crushing impact on consumers, jobs, and our economy.  The Administration is abusing the regulatory process to establish this tax because it knows there are not enough votes in Congress to force Americans to pay it.  Families and small businesses already are struggling during this recession, and increasing their energy costs will only make matters worse.  That’s why Republicans oppose this tax, and that’s why the American people do too.

“Republicans support an ‘all of the above’ energy plan that will promote the use of alternative fuels, encourage conservation, and increase environmentally-safe production of American energy.  Washington Democrats should abandon their plans for a national energy tax and work across party lines on this plan to create jobs, lower energy costs, and establish a cleaner, more reliable energy future.”

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