House Republican Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) today made the following remarks at a press conference with several coal-state House Republicans to discuss the “cap-and-trade” bill’s impact upon coal country:

“The ‘cap and trade’ bill will impose a national energy tax. And I think that coming at this point especially demonstrates that this bill is disconnected to the reality facing so many of America’s families and certainly families in the regions where coal is a big part of the economy. It is about jobs, it is about the economy, it is about families’ financial security right now where Congress should be focused. This bill goes in the wrong direction.”

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