(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Sen. David Vitter, top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, responded to the carbon tax bill being introduced by Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today.

“It’s not just energy prices that would skyrocket from a carbon tax, the cost of nearly everything built in America would go up,” Vitter said. “Let’s not lose sight of how big of a dud cap and trade was in 2009, or as it came to be known, cap and tax. This is really no different.”