I guess you can call this my first attempt at investigative journalism (while clearly exercising my right to editorialize).

My Congressman, Jason Chaffetz, is one of CNN.com's "Freshman Bloggers." His latest blog entry was titled, "Why we shouldn't use tax law as a weapon."

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/31/chaffetz.bailouts/index.html

This iReport is about how Chaffetz himself is basically using the word "tax" as a weapon of fear aimed at his own constituents.

The sources for my information follow:

Congressman Chaffetz' letter:

http://www.joepuente.org/chaffetz032709.pdf

Republican Ways & Means "Sources":

Camp Statement: Hearing on Addressing Price Volatility in Climate Change Legislation:

http://republicans.waysandmeans.house.gov/showarticle.asp?ID=538

Camp-CBO Exchange on Cap-and-Tax Proposal:

http://republicans.waysandmeans.house.gov/showarticle.asp?ID=540

Orszag: Energy Tax Will Cost Families An Average of At Least $500 More Than 'Make Work Pay' (n.b. this is not a direct quote):

http://www.republicans.waysandmeans.house.gov/showarticle.asp?ID=501

Event: 'Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources: Oversight Hearing On “Energy Outlooks, And The Role Of Federal Onshore And Offshore Resources In Meeting Future Energy Demand”':

http://resourcescommittee.house.gov/index.php?option=com_jcalpro&Itemid=27&extmode=view&extid=229

President Obama's Energy & Environment policy:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/agenda/energy_and_environment/

Republican Leader on "Stealth Tax":

http://republicanleader.house.gov/blog/?p=454

What is a "Stealth Tax"?:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stealth_tax

Peter Orszag's prepared statement to the House Ways & Means Committee:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/assets/testimony/030409_budget.pdf

Transcript for March 4 Ways & Means Committee Hearing (unavailable as of 4/5/09):

http://waysandmeans.house.gov/hearings.asp?formmode=detail&hearing=658

Linking Cap and Trade legislation to "Making Work Pay":

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Briefing-by-White-House-Press-Secretary-Robert-Gibbs-2/26/09/

The definition of "Tax":

http://www.investorwords.com/4879/tax.html

What is Cap & Trade/Emissions Trading?:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cap_and_trade

'Emissions trading' a success, MIT report says

http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/1997/emissions-1217.html

Democrats Take On GOP Climate Change Distortions: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mOXPxyw90o