OREGON HOUSE REPUBLICAN OFFICE
Cap and Trade Will Devastate Communities Across Oregon
SALEM, Oregon – Today,
Democrats declared war on Oregon’s workers and their families. House
Bill 2020, or “Cap and Trade,” will devastate communities across the
state of Oregon. It will fundamentally restructure Oregon’s economy by
creating a massive, unaccountable government entity known as the
“Climate Policy Office,” that will have limitless authority to regulate
industries throughout Oregon. The Director of this new Office is
appointed by the Governor and only accountable to her, and that person
will be the most powerful unelected official in the state.
“This
is the most destructive piece of legislation to ever come through the
House of Representatives,” said House Republican Leader Rep. Carl Wilson
(R-Grants Pass). “Workers will tremendously suffer under Cap and Trade.
Thousands of jobs will be lost. Wages will decline, gas prices will
climb, and family budgets will be strained. Climate change is a global
problem, not an Oregon problem. Oregon’s workers should not be punished
for the reckless environmental policies of China and India.”
Cap
and Trade will unleash a new wave of cronyism designed to benefit the
Democrat supermajority and hollow out Oregon’s industries. It will do
virtually nothing to reduce global warming. Instead it will be a
wrecking ball to the futures of Oregonians working towards the American
Dream. “The supermajority has passed Cap and Trade for the worst reason
possible: because they can,” added Leader Wilson. “Cap and Trade is an
act of economic vandalism. What transpired today was an abuse of power,
and the victim is every Oregonian that works for a living.”
HOUSE REPUBLICAN OFFICE