The bill's sponsors say that by putting a price on carbon released into the atmosphere, the measure would help reduce America's reliance on fossil fuels and cut its greenhouse gas emissions.
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Parente and Bragdon estimate that repeal of community rating and guaranteed issue could reducetheprice of individual coverage by 42%.
Over the past five weeks, Congress must move forward -- over the next five weeks, Congress must move forward on comprehensive, bipartisan legislation to reduce teen smoking by raising theprice of cigarettes, putting into place tough restrictions on advertising and access, and imposing penalties on the industry if it continues to sell cigarettes to children.