A note from Americans for Tax Reform

Don’t Allow the Senate to Raise Taxes on Energy!

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H.R. 6, the so-called “CLEAN Energy Act of 2007” could be the first vote for a tax increase by the U.S. Senate in more than a decade! And, of great importance to you the taxpayer, a vote for this legislation is a violation of the Taxpayer Protection Pledge, signed by 43 Senators, 197 House members and President George W. Bush; a pledge not to increase taxes on hardworking Americans.

Following thirteen years without a tax increase on the federal level (1993), the Democrat-controlled House forced a vote in its first fifteen days to pass H.R. 6. Now, liberals in the Senate are up to the same old tricks.

H.R. 6 harms Americans as energy consumers and simultaneously squeezes your retirement savings. By taxing energy companies and supporting H.R. 6, liberals are going to increase the cost you pay at the pump, and decrease the value of your retirement funds.

Furthermore, H.R. 6 will repeal energy company’s ability to make deductions that would create $6.5 billion in new revenue. Further studies by the Joint Committee on Taxation show the actual tax increase to be much higher – closer to $12 billion.

This burden will crush the American “piggy-bank” and cripple your wallet. Say good-bye to consumer choice and hello to increased taxes as a result of H.R. 6.

Tell your Senator to vote ‘NO’ on H.R. 6!

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