Manchin, Tester voice opposition to carbon tax

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Two Democratic senators on Tuesday expressed opposition to including a carbon tax in the massive social spending plan as Democrats scramble to make good on their pledge to combat climate change.

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) on Tuesday poured cold water on the renewed chatter of including a carbon tax.

Asked about a carbon tax, which would effectively place a fee on carbon dioxide and methane emissions, Manchin said the idea was not under discussion.

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"We're not — the carbon tax is not on the board at all right now," Manchin told reporters.

Pressed if he could get behind a carbon tax, Manchin reiterated that it was "not on the board."

Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.), another red-state Democrat, said he also wasn’t supportive of a carbon tax.

“I’m not a big fan of the carbon tax. I just don’t think it works the way it was explained to me,” Tester said.

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