On the recordApril 12, 2016
I think Senators Thune and Nelson have done a great job of putting together the reauthorization bill for the FAA. It is something that should have been done some time ago. We are hoping the House will adopt what we have or something close to it because we are getting ready to do this. It is significant. I want to mention something that people may not be aware of. This month leaders from around the world are going to meet in New York to sign the Paris climate agreement--an agreement that hinges entirely on President Obama's commitments to reduce emissions in the United States. In Paris, he said: We commit that the United States will reduce our CO<INF>2</INF> emissions somewhere between 26 and 28 percent by 2025. Of course, that is just not going to happen. President Obama has three legacies, as his days are now numbered. One of them is to take away people's guns. We all know about Second Amendment rights. Every time something happens, they always try to restrict gun ownership. He still wants to do that. Closing Gitmo is another one. The third one we are trying to survive is his global warming program. While the President has been working to solidify his legacy on global warming, he has chosen to ignore the reality that the United States will not keep his carbon promises. The document that will be signed on April 22--Earth Day--will soon be added to the president's stack of empty promises on global warming. This has been going on since 1997.…
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