"Walters argues it's a backdoor tax, but in so doing, he makes two errors. First, he implies that the Cap doesn't cap emissions, that It's an alternative to actually reducing emissions. But it does cap them, lowering them by about 5% a year. Then, in slamming our high gasoline prices, Walters neglects to mention that climate change poses an existential threat. We're not taxing emissions just for revenue."
"President Trump continues to show his disdain toward American Indians by taking down a report that focuses on both missing and murdered American Indians. It was produced by the Not Invisible Act Commission and had been displayed on a Department of Justice website. According to it, 84.3% of American Indian women have dealt with violence in their lifetimes, with 49% becoming victims of rape. The report has information that both organizations and law enforcement need to fight the crisis of American Indian women and children"
Cap and Invest caps greenhouse-gas emissions and has lowered them by about 5% per year. The program is framed as a climate-protection measure rather than a revenue tool, aiming to reduce the catastrophic impacts of continued emissions. Every gallon of gasoline burned releases almost 20 pounds of CO2, reinforcing the urgency of clean-energy policies even when fuel costs rise. A separate action removed a Department of Justice-hosted report from the Not Invisible Act Commission that documented severe violence against American Indian women, including a 84.3% lifetime violence rate and 49% experiencing rape. Removing the report hinders efforts to address missing and murdered Native victims.
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