Whereas a carbon tax is a regressive domestic Federal tax on carbon dioxide released in the United States; Whereas a carbon tax will— (1) discourage manufacturing and energy production in the United States; (2) lead to more jobs and businesses moving overseas; (3) lead to less economic growth; (4) restrict the global competitiveness of the United States; and (5) primarily harm the working-class families of the United States; Whereas the ingenuity of the United States in energy development practices has increased the availability of the energy resources of the United States and lowered the pollution associated with extracting and producing these energy resources; Whereas the energy policy of the United States should encourage continued private sector innovation and development and not increase the existing tax burden on manufacturers; Whereas the production of the energy resources of the United States projects geopolitical strength and increases the ability of the United States to maintain a competitive advantage in the global economy; Whereas the loss of jobs and businesses to countries overseas— (1) serves to weaken the supply chain security of the United States; and (2) represents a threat to the economic security and economic and social development of the United States; Whereas the only countries that stand to benefit as a result of the United States implementing a carbon tax are countries that ignore responsible development and lower prices of manufacturing by polluting without consequence; Whereas the United States most pressing strategic rival, China, stands to benefit the most from the United States choosing to undercut domestic industry through a carbon tax; Whereas China, by far the world’s largest polluter, accounts for approximately 30 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions and subsidizes its exports by not imposing or enforcing reasonable environmental or labor standards