Chuck Hagel: “This amendment could provide an alternative structure for a voluntary registry for consideration in the conference…”

“This amendment could provide an alternative structure for a voluntary registry for consideration in the conference committee. It was created in consultation with many other Senators and reflects the expertise of their input. It is a workable framework for a registry that would be robust and gain the greatest and most meaningful participation from American industry. This, after all, should be our goal in the final outcome. I appreciate the work of the sponsors of the amendment just adopted in putting the Senate on record in favor of dealing with the reporting of greenhouse gas emissions in a voluntary manner. And I look forward to the conference committee improving upon the work begun in the Senate to provide for the implementation of a voluntary greenhouse gas emissions registry.”