Lee Zeldin said "I thank the ranking member for yielding. He said his role was military, not political, but nobody disagreed with that statement. I believe it should have been submitted. I also think it is outrageous that China and India are not doing more. They are emitters. China, in fact, won't even comply to reduce its carbon emissions until 2030. Many other countries that made commitments aren't fulfilling their commitments. We needed a better deal for the world and other countries to step up and do more, more transparency and debates, and a vote here in Congress. That is in the best interests of all our constituents. Hopefully, we can agree on the numbers and a process going forward, and we can work together on a bipartisan basis." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMay 1, 2019

I thank the ranking member for yielding. He said his role was military, not political, but nobody disagreed with that statement. I believe it should have been submitted. I also think it is outrageous that China and India are not doing more. They are emitters. China, in fact, won't even comply to reduce its carbon emissions until 2030. Many other countries that made commitments aren't fulfilling their commitments. We needed a better deal for the world and other countries to step up and do more, more transparency and debates, and a vote here in Congress. That is in the best interests of all our constituents. Hopefully, we can agree on the numbers and a process going forward, and we can work together on a bipartisan basis.

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Lee Zeldin

New York

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