{"id":2448,"date":"2009-06-27T13:21:34","date_gmt":"2009-06-27T17:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/?p=2448"},"modified":"2009-06-27T13:21:34","modified_gmt":"2009-06-27T17:21:34","slug":"house-passes-cap-and-tax-bill-219-212","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/2009\/06\/27\/house-passes-cap-and-tax-bill-219-212\/","title":{"rendered":"House Passes Cap and Tax Bill 219-212"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The House of Representatives <a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB124610499176664899.html\" target=\"_blank\">passed<\/a> President Barack Obama&#8217;s massive Cap and Trade energy tax bill by a vote 219-212 yesterday&#8230; 211 Democrats and eight Republicans voted for the bill.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>WASHINGTON &#8212; Landmark legislation to curb U.S. greenhouse-gas emissions was approved by the House of Representatives in a close vote late Friday, securing an initial victory for a cornerstone of President Barack Obama&#8217;s agenda.<\/p>\n<p>The 1,200 page bill &#8212; formally known as the &#8220;American Clean Energy and Security Act&#8221; &#8212; will reach into almost every corner of the U.S. economy. By putting a price on emissions of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, the bill would affect the way electricity is generated, how homes and offices are designed, how foreign trade is conducted and how much Americans pay to drive cars or to heat their homes.<\/p>\n<p>The House climate bill, approved by a 219-212 vote Friday evening, would mandate that 15% of the nation&#8217;s electricity come from renewable sources such as wind and solar power by 2020, potentially expanding the market and profit potential for companies in those sectors. Towards that goal, it seeks to boost nascent industries such as wind-generated electricity and solar power.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It&#8217;s not clear whether the bill will pass the Senate though. Call your Senators at (202) 224-3121 and urge them to vote no this economy killer&#8230; According to an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/Research\/EnergyandEnvironment\/wm2504.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">analysis<\/a> conducted by The Heritage Foundation, the bill would raise energy costs for a household of four, by $436 in 2102, when it&#8217;s provisions go into effect, and by an average or $1,241 in 2035. That same families electricity costs would rise up to 90 percent by 2035, gasoline by  58 percent, and natural gas by 55 percent by 2035.<\/p>\n<p>The Eight House Republicans who voted for the Cap and Tax bill are:<\/p>\n<p>Mary Bono Mack (CA) (202) 225-5330<br \/>\nMike Castle (DE) (202) 225-4165<br \/>\nMark Kirk (IL) (202) 225-4385<br \/>\nLeonard Lance (NJ) (202) 225-5361<br \/>\nFrank LoBiondo (NJ) (202) 225-6572<br \/>\nJohn McHugh (NY) (202) 225-4611<br \/>\nDave Reichert (WA) (202) 225-7761<br \/>\nChris Smith (NJ) (202) 225-3765<\/p>\n<p>Special thanks to <a href=\"http:\/\/michellemalkin.com\/2009\/06\/26\/the-8-cap-and-tax-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\">Michelle Malkin<\/a> for the names and phone numbers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB124588837560750781.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Cap and Tax Fiction<\/a> &#8211; Wall Street Journal<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB124597505076157449.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Climate Change Climate Change<\/a> &#8211; Wall Street Journal<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/Research\/EnergyandEnvironment\/tst062609a.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">The Economic Impact of the Waxman-Markey Cap-and-Trade Bill<\/a> &#8211; Heritage Foundation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The House of Representatives passed President Barack Obama&#8217;s massive Cap and Trade energy tax bill by a vote 219-212 yesterday&#8230; 211 Democrats and eight Republicans voted for the bill. WASHINGTON &#8212; Landmark legislation to curb U.S. greenhouse-gas emissions was approved by the House of Representatives in a close vote late Friday, securing an initial victory [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[26,430,7],"tags":[57,602,1363,1376,1377,1365],"class_list":{"0":"post-2448","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-economy","7":"category-environment","8":"category-politics","9":"tag-barack-obama","10":"tag-cap-and-trade","11":"tag-economy","12":"tag-energy","13":"tag-environment","14":"tag-taxes","15":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pfpI7-Du","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1727,"url":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/2009\/03\/20\/kerry-and-boxer-us-needs-cap-and-trade-on-carbon-emissions-even-if-energy-costs-rise\/","url_meta":{"origin":2448,"position":0},"title":"Kerry and Boxer: U.S. &#8216;Needs&#8217; Cap-and-Trade on Carbon Emissions Even if Energy Costs Rise","author":"Jeff","date":"March 20, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"I was going to mention this Washington times piece on Barack Obama's climate plan yesterday... 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The plan would also\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Economy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Economy","link":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/category\/economy\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2502,"url":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/2009\/07\/10\/speed-bump-senate-democrats-delay-action-on-obamas-healthcare-climate-initiatives\/","url_meta":{"origin":2448,"position":2},"title":"Speed Bump: Senate Democrats Delay Action on Obama&#8217;s Healthcare &#038; Climate Initiatives","author":"Jeff","date":"July 10, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Democrats in the House and Senate handed President Barack Obama a double dose of bad news yesterday when they moved to delay on his top legislative priorities, healthcare and climate change. 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