This week, Sen. Ron Gould organized legislative members to join together in opposition of the Obama Administration’s budget and Cap and Trade proposal which would cap the emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

The clip below shows Senator Gould speaking on the Senate floor about Cap and Trade and its negative effects on our nation as a whole.

This Article, from the Arizona Daily Star also emphasizes effects of the proposal on Arizona’s economy.

Read the official summary by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on the Cap and Trade proposal’s economic impact and the Obama administration’s FY 2010 budget proposal.

Yesterday, several House and Senate members sent a letter to U.S. Sens. John McCain and Jon Kyl as well as Arizona’s Congressional delegation, supporting their opposition to President Obama’s cap and trade budget proposal. A version of this letter was also sent to the president.