Report: Democrats To Propose Border Tax Based On Carbon Emissions To Raise Up To $16 Billion Annually

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : have a historic opportunity to demonstrate that climate policy goes hand-in-hand with providing economic opportunities as U.S. innovators develop and scale clean energy technologies.
47% : Doubling down on their party's push for clean energy, Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Rep. Scott Peters (D-Calif.) reportedly plan to announce Monday a new import tax for countries failing to meet U.S. carbon emissions standards as part of a proposal they're hoping to tack onto Democrats' massive $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill, which itself faces a very uncertain fate in Congress.
40% : "They're proposing a border tax because they know punishing regulations and taxes

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