Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman from Texas for his leadership. Madam Speaker, I rise today in strong support for the amendment proposed by Representative Crenshaw. Despite being the world's leading emitter of carbon emissions and the second largest economy, China made minimal commitments under the Paris Agreement for greenhouse gas reduction, and we let them get away with it. Now we have heard claims from the CCP, this administration, as well others, the CCP is stepping up their commitments and generally want to address climate change. In fact, China has only committed to stop increasing emissions by 2030. That is another 8 years of increasing emissions from China. This administration's wishful thinking ignores the fact that the United States is the only industrialized nation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions over the last 2 years in a row, which has been achieved primarily with low-emissions natural gas from my home State of Pennsylvania. However, the reality of China's new commitments is that they are still doing the bare minimum compared with what the United States and other leading economies have committed. China continues to use fuels that this administration is strongly throttling back. If we are expected to believe the CCP is genuine in their commitments on climate, then it is critical that we see proof and accountability.…”