Will Kirkpatrick Get Off the Fence and Vote for Job-Killing Energy Tax?
Will Kirkpatrick Get Off the Fence and Vote for Job-Killing Energy Tax?
With 3,500 Jobs in Her District at Stake, AZ Dem Still Doesn’t Know Where She Stands
Washington- As Congress prepares to vote for Nancy Pelosi’s disastrous National Energy Tax, it appears that Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ) still has not taken a stance on the bill. A new study reveals that this legislation will cost Kirkpatrick’s Arizona congressional district alone over 3,500 jobs. So why hasn’t Ann Kirkpatrick taken a firm stance?
“With thousands of jobs at stake in every congressional district across the country, this bill should be a no-brainer for Ann Kirkpatrick,” said NRCC Communications Director Ken Spain. “Unfortunately for voters, it looks like Kirkpatrick can’t prioritize Arizona jobs over the wishes of her party bosses in Washington.”
According to one major manufacturer: “The bill is seriously flawed, unfair, and would impose exorbitant costs on the American economy.”
With Nancy Pelosi lobbying Kirpatrick and other Democrats heavily, it should be no surprise if Arizona loses out once again: “To Democratic opponents and skeptics, Pelosi seemed to be everywhere this week, lobbying for her ‘flagship’ bill — an effort expected to culminate Friday in a vote too close for anyone to guarantee one way or the other… Hoping to ensure its passage, she’s taking an active role in whipping the vote and making sure her members understand how much she values this roll call.” (Mike Soraghan, “Tap on Shoulder from Pelosi,” The Hill, 6/25/09)
With the vote coming soon, Arizona voters are once again left to wonder if Ann Kirkpatrick will finally stand up against Nancy Pelosi’s job-killing agenda. Unfortunately, with the San Francisco Speaker pushing hard for votes, it looks like Arizona will lose once again.
Background
Study shows National Energy Tax is a Job Killer:
A Heritage Foundation study reveals that the Waxman-Markey climate legislation will cost Kirkpatrick’s Arizona congressional district over 3,500 jobs and $378 million in personal income in the year 2012. (“How the Waxman-Markey Climate Change Bill would Affect the States, by Congressional District,” Heritage Foundation, 6/25/09)
Major Employers Across the Country Warn of the Dire Consequences of Passage:
MeadWestvaco Corporation, a major packaging firm based in Virginia, penned a letter to the Virginia congressional delegation in opposition to the climate bill, stating: “The bill is seriously flawed, unfair, and would impose exorbitant costs on the American economy… It is too complex to implement, too reliant on technologies that do not yet exist, too expensive for businesses to afford and remain competitive, and too narrowly focused on domestic emissions to reduce the overall global impact of climate change.” (Letter from MeadWestvaco Corporation Vice President Mark George to the Virginia congressional delegation, 6/19/09)