Posts Tagged ‘Cap and Trade’

On Monday, July 6, Congressman Steve King hosted a forum on "cap andtrade" legislation at the Western Iowa Tech campus in Sioux City. Concerned citizens from Western Iowa and the tri-state area were invited to come and discuss the cap and trade bill and its effect on the Midwest. The legislation recently passed the House and ... Full story

Congressman Steve King is hosting a Cap and Trade forum this coming Monday. All are invited to attend. Below are the details about the event. WHAT: Western Iowa “Cap and Trade” Forum – a public forum to discuss “cap and trade legislation currently under consideration in the Senate. WHO: Congressman Steve King, Bill Fehrman of MidAmerican Energy Company, Dave Miller of Iowa Farm ... Full story

Congressman Latham voiced his opposition to the cap-and-trade energy policy on Friday with the help of a visual aid to drive home his point that the legislation will force U.S. jobs overseas. In the middle of his speech on the floor of the House, Congressman Latham pulled from a box marked ‘To China from the ... Full story

The House Agriculture Committee concluded its first public hearing to review the Waxman-Markey climate change and energy bill (H.R. 2454) on June 11. Dubbed “cap and trade,” it would impose new energy taxes on all American energy users, raising the cost of all energy, for the purpose of bringing down energy consumption in order to reduce ... Full story