Should a ‘carbon tax’ be imposed on fossil fuel companies in an effort to reduce pollution?

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President Barack Obama has long been a supporter of the idea of a federal “carbon tax,” which would impose a tax on the carbon content of fossil fuels that companies produce in an effort to curb emissions of harmful pollutants into the atmosphere. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, a Metairie Republican, introduced a concurrent resolution

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