WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today issued the following statement after President Obama delivered remarks at the White House in support of Speaker Pelosi’s cap-and-trade national energy tax:

        “Americans need real solutions to create jobs, lower energy prices, and clean up the environment, but Speaker Pelosi’s national energy tax is a recipe for driving up prices for middle-class families and small businesses and shipping more American jobs overseas.  The President repeated his claim that this bill will create jobs, but independent analysts suggest it’s a job killer, while one of his prominent supporters, Warren Buffett, calls it a huge, regressive tax. 

        “Republicans believe there is a better route to more jobs, reliable energy, and a cleaner, healthier environment.  Our all-of-the-above plan will increase American energy production in an environmentally-safe way, encourage the use of alternatives such as nuclear and clean-coal energy, and promote new technologies and efficiencies.  Unfortunately, Democrats in Congress and the Administration have chosen to go it alone with their costly, jobs-killing national energy tax scheme.  Middle-class families and small businesses struggling during this recession won’t support it.  It’s time for Democrats to work with Republicans on real solutions to create jobs and pave the way for a cleaner, more reliable energy future.”

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