I was joined by Staten Island resident and Senior Citizens Advocate Claudette Duff while participating in a roundtable with House Republican Whip Steve Scalise, several of my GOP colleagues, and representatives from the energy industry.
We discussed the dangers of the Natural Gas Tax set to be included in President Biden's reconciliation bill that could raise Americans' energy bills anywhere from $85 to $242 per year, on top of the 54% increase in heating costs expected this winter.
This tax, on top of already rising energy costs, would be particularly harmful to our seniors who are more frequently losing their homes to forclosure and often have little financial wiggle room.