Senator Kevin Cramer: "It validates that we have a need to continue to socialize it"
Senator Kevin Cramer digs heals on carbon tariff bill that will ultimately be passed on to American consumers in higher costs and worsening supply chain shortages.
It appears that Senator Kevin Cramer has declined the offer to “Take A Mulligan” on his support of the Coons-Cramer Carbon Tariff bill.
In a direct quote given to E&E News, a division of Politico, Senator Kevin Cramer was cited as saying quote:
“It validates that we have a need to continue to socialize it”
Sen. Cynthia Lummis is facing conservative backlash back home for her vote to advance legislation that right-wing opponents say could one day lead to a carbon tax.
The criticism being lobbed at the Wyoming Republican shows the political toxicity around any effort to tie climate action to trade policy and the challenges advocates face in building support around the idea.
“It validates that we have a need to continue to socialize it,” Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) said of the thrashing his bill is receiving in a conservative, fossil fuel-producing state.
Why is a Republican, especially one who has traditionally been on the conservative side of the party, advocating and declaring valid any …
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