Amy Klobuchar: “I rise today to address several proposals with significant consequences for our environment that have come before the…”

“I rise today to address several proposals with significant consequences for our environment that have come before the Senate this Congress. In particular, I would like to express my support for the joint resolution of disapproval concerning the Environmental Protection Agency's regulations to reverse the Obama administration's Clean Power Plan rules and my opposition to two amendments to weaken existing protections for public lands. I am dedicated to promoting policies that address the urgent climate crisis. We cannot wait 50 or 100 years to address the climate impacts that threaten the livelihoods of our farmers, our businesses, our infrastructure, and our national security. It is for that reason that I oppose the administration's efforts to overturn, roll back, and weaken the Clean Power Plan rules, and I cosponsored S.J. Res. 53, a joint resolution providing for the disapproval of the regulations submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency to repeal the Obama administration's Clean Power Plan rules. In order to fully address our urgent climate crisis, the Clean Power Plan rules must be reinstated and strengthened. It is also our responsibility to preserve our natural resources and pass them on to future generations through responsible conservation and smart policies that allow outdoor recreation to thrive.…”