Congressional Republicans who support the idea of charging countries like China for the carbon emissions and other pollution associated with their products see a fresh opening following the recent Supreme Court ruling on tariffs.
The Supreme Court last month rejected the way President Donald Trump imposed many of his tariffs. As the White House looks for alternatives, the lawmakers are once again pressing their case.
Conservatives have rejected the idea of carbon tariffs because they see them as a precursor to a domestic tax on greenhouse gas emissions. That’s not stopping the likes of Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.).
“I feel like we have some pretty good wind at our back, I really do,” said Cramer on Tuesday during an event in Washington hosted by the Bipartisan Policy Center.
