{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.flake.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=CEF95B18-0DDA-440E-96FA-CA8A518DC40C", "Flake, Coons Introduce Revenue-Neutral Carbon Tax Legislation", "2018-12-20", "2018", "2018-12", "Republican", "House", "AZ", "Jeff Flake", "F000444", "www.flake.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON U.S. Sens. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) yesterday introduced S. 3791, the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act, legislation that places an increasing price on carbon and other greenhouse gas emissions. This bipartisan, revenue-neutral legislation is designed to drive down pollution, address climate change, and encourage market-driven innovation in clean energy technologies. A similar bill was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Congressmen Ted Deutch (D-Fla.), Francis Rooney (R-Fla.), John Delaney (D-Md.), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Penn.), and Charlie Christ (D-Fla.).\r\nWith the administration's recent climate assessment and skeptical response from the president, Republicans need to be at the forefront of addressing climate change, said Flake. Sen. Coons and I have introduced bipartisan, revenue-neutral carbon tax legislation that provides an honest path to clean energy. This free-market solution will reduce carbon pollution and encourage American innovation. \r\nClimate change is a serious threat to our economy, our security, and our way of life, and we need leadership from all parts of our society and government to tackle it, said Coons. Putting an economy-wide price on carbon and other greenhouse gases is a comprehensive way to reduce emissions, spur innovation, and create jobs. I am proud to introduce this legislation with my good friend Jeff Flake, who has long been a champion of market-based climate legislation since his days in the House. I am hopeful that we will continue to have bipartisan conversations about addressing this issue. \r\nA one-pager on the bill is available here. \r\nThe bill text is available here.\r\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.flake.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=CEF95B18-0DDA-440E-96FA-CA8A518DC40C"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8397982455790043, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}