Gavin Newsom's 'hidden climate tax' hitting Americans nationwide, lawmaker warns

A California lawmaker is fighting back against an environmental regulation that he says is raising costs for Americans across the country via a "hidden tax" on a variety of goods. Rep. Vince Fong, R-Calif., is leading legislation to roll back a Biden administration-era regulatory rule that effectively allows California to levy massive cost penalties on shipping vessels docked in its ports. "It's a massive hidden climate tax that's being imposed on every single ship that's coming into California.