David Weldon: “is it fair to let some of our fastest growing competitors like China…”

On the recordMarch 18, 1998

is it fair to let some of our fastest growing competitors like China, Mexico and India have an advantage? That is what the U.N. Climate Treaty will do. The President still vows to sign it. This flawed treaty will force the U.S. to commit to emissions reductions that will put Americans on a strict energy diet, a more than 30 percent cutback in our energy use, while allowing our international competitors to increase their emissions. The administration says, a U.N.-run pie-in-the-sky trading scheme will somehow soften the pain. It sounds like rationing to me. What about the jobs that will move to more than 130 countries overseas that are not committed to these emission reductions? That will harm our families, it will destroy our economy, and it will still do nothing for the world's environment. It is not global, it is not fair, and it will not work. I encourage a rejection of this treaty.

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David Weldon

Republican · Florida

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govinfo.gov

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Opposing the U.N. Climate Treaty and its potential impact on the U.S. economy and jobs.

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David Weldon: “is it fair to let some of our fastest growing competitors like China, Mexico and India have an advantage? That is what…”

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