WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made the following statement Wednesday regarding Senator Johanns’ amendment to protect American families from a new national energy tax of up to $3,000 per year:
“Tonight an overwhelming majority of the U.S. Senate slammed the door on using the fast track process to jam through a new national energy tax. This is good news for families, taxpayers, and job creators.”
Background:
A bipartisan majority of 41 Senate Republicans and 26 Senate Democrats voted for the Johanns’ amendment which protects American families from a tax increase of up to $3,000 through reconciliation of cap-and-trade legislation.
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