Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, I rise today to offer my amendment ensuring the constitutionality of the Paris Agreement. The previous administration refused to abide by the Constitution and called this an agreement, not a treaty, despite the agreement having an impact on every American. Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution states that the President shall ``have power by and with the advice and consent of the Senate to make treaties provided two-thirds of the Senators present concur.'' My amendment simply states that the Paris Agreement is a treaty, and before anything can be implemented to abide by the agreement, it should be submitted to the Senate for approval. My good friend from Virginia, Representative Morgan Griffith, said it best yesterday in our Special Order when he eloquently stated: ``If we are going to bind our hands and seal our fate to be the number two or number three or number five economy in the world instead of being the number one economy in the world, if that is what we are going to do, then there ought to be votes taken down the hall. Men and women in the United States Senate should put their name on the line and say yes or no. And the American people then will know who has voted yes and who has voted no. They won't be hiding behind any games or circumstances or procedural maneuvers.…”