Bob Latta, R-Bowling Green speaking in Wapakoneta on Thursday at G.A. Wintzer and Son, a company that processes nonedible animal byproducts for the pet-care and feed industry.
"It kind of looks like the Obama administration has declared war on Ohio and Indiana. I'm concerned because we've got to keep people working. We want to keep people here."
According to the Heritage Foundation's study, nine out of 10 districts at the top were in Ohio or Indiana. Six of those had Republican representation, including House Speaker John Boehner's 8th District, at seventh-worst.
In addition to local problems, Jordan said the proposal could hurt the United States' ability to compete in the international marketplace, particularly with emerging nations.
"You cannot lead the world in an economy sense if you don't have adequate supplies of energies and that's a real concern," he said.
Local reps opposed to cap-and-trade proposal
Lima Ohio.comApril 16, 2009 - 7:04 PM
Published April 17, 2009
WAPAKONETA - It's no secret that the economy of much of northwest Ohio is tied to manufacturing, as the auto crisis proved.
Add our reliance on coal-fired electricity to the mix, and the cap-and-trade proposal in Congress is a dangerous proposition, U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Urbana, said Thursday
"This will wind up being, in my judgment ... the largest tax increase in history," Jordan said. "Every single American will have to pay more for the goods and services they purchase and the energy they use."
The proposal, introduced in March by two House Democrats, includes cutting greenhouse gas emissions 20 percent by 2020 and requiring electricity suppliers to produce a quarter of their power by renewable sources by 2025.
Jordan was in Wapakoneta on Thursday at G.A. Wintzer and Son, a company that processes nonedible animal byproducts for the pet-care and feed industry. The representative has been touring the area the last two days speaking out against cap-and-trade legislation, which he says would cause a "disproportionate negative impact" to Ohio's 4th Congressional District.
His claim is backed by a study by the conservative think tank Heritage Foundation that ranks the vulnerability of all 435 congressional districts to a carbon emissions policy.
The study puts Jordan's district fourth-worst in the nation. Ohio's 5th Congressional District was third-worst.
"We could lose manufacturing jobs left and right," said Rep. Bob Latta, R-Bowling Green. "It kind of looks like the Obama administration has declared war on Ohio and Indiana. I'm concerned because we've got to keep people working. We want to keep people here."
According to the Heritage Foundation's study, nine out of 10 districts at the top were in Ohio or Indiana. Six of those had Republican representation, including House Speaker John Boehner's 8th District, at seventh-worst.
In addition to local problems, Jordan said the proposal could hurt the United States' ability to compete in the international marketplace, particularly with emerging nations.
"You cannot lead the world in an economy sense if you don't have adequate supplies of energies and that's a real concern," he said.
The House hopes to complete debate on the bill by Memorial Day.
Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, has also spoken out against aspects of the proposal.
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