U.S. carbon emissions have been falling for years.

I would also argue that 232 steel and aluminum tariffs have been harmful to the U.S. economy, by an objective measure.

There is nothing we in Congress can do about it.

But that debate should honestly acknowledge that if we shift from low-cost, reliable fossil energy to high-cost energy, like wind and solar, there are costs associated.

Despite all this, some of my colleagues seem determined to impose Green New Deal policies that will cost us jobs.

These declines were enabled by America's recent energy renaissance made possible by technology and free markets.

In my view, this has alienated to some degree our allies.

It just restores responsibility over tariffs, which is to say taxes, to Congress--where the Constitution actually puts it.

Our discussion really needs to include the costs of these policies, including the cost of lost American jobs.

Pursuing new FTAs would not only have beneficial economic effects but would also have strategic implications.

Today I expect we will hear about all kinds of opportunities associated with Green New Deal-type policies.

I think we need to reform the underlying statute to reassert the responsibility that we have in this area.