AFP Exposes Special Interests Behind Waxman-Markey
Source: Americans for Prosperity

AFP just released a study detailing the special interest influence used to grease H.R. 2454’s passage through the U.S. House. The policy paper examines how campaign contributions, pork-barrel projects and free carbon emission allowances were all used to buy the votes of hesitant representatives. The paper also looks at how Wall Street trading houses, electricity producers and the Left’s political allies all stand to benefit from the Waxman-Markey energy tax bill.

With the Senate beginning its consideration of a cap-and-trade scheme, it’s important that people know about the corrupt process that shoved this bill through the House. While, there are plenty of studies that explain the devastating economic impact this bill will have on the country; we wanted to expose the special interests that wrote the bill and lobbied for its passage.

+ Full Report (PDF; 950 KB)

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