text_1: "Scott Brown Says Jeanne Shaheen ""voted to pave the way for a new national energy tax."
text_2: "Brown said Shaheen ""voted to pave the way for a new national energy tax."" That’s misleading. The two votes she took did mirror those of some lawmakers who favor a carbon tax, but that’s not the same thing as saying she voted to ""pave the way for a new national energy tax."" These weren’t procedural votes to commence a debate on, or tee up a final vote on, an actual carbon-tax bill. We don't see how either vote would have brought a carbon tax any closer to fruition."