On the recordJanuary 22, 2015
Mr. President, I rise to support this amendment, cosponsored by Senator Inhofe, the chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee; by Senator Capito, the new chair of the Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety. This amendment simply says the United States should not be bound by commitments where we are the only party that has a commitment made in the agreement with China. We agree to reduce emissions by 27 percent between now and a point in the future; the Chinese agree to increase emissions between now and 2030. The amendment also says the President should have these kinds of agreements approved by the Senate. It also says the United States should not enter any international agreements that are disproportionately a disadvantage to us. I urge support of the amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Washington.
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