House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) said Democrats’ energy policies, including the proposed natural gas tax, will add to the already rising cost of energy, which will be especially obvious in increased heating costs this winter. Scalise led a discussion about the “Heat Your Home” tax, or the methane/natural gas tax, and the Clean Electricity Performance plan that Democrats are currently trying to pass in their multi-trillion dollar Reconciliation Bill to highlight what Republicans see as energy policies that hurt the U.S. economy and increase costs. The gas tax is one way the Democrats seek to pay for the cost of the nearly $2 trillion (as of Wednesday) spending package as well as increasing corporate and individual taxes. The Louisiana Congressman said most Americans do not know what the bill contains, “and that’s why we are trying to highlight just what is really in the bill,” said Scalise. “When you …