Mike Enzi: “I have just returned from a very enjoyable time of traveling around Wyoming, attending town meetings, going to school…”

“I have just returned from a very enjoyable time of traveling around Wyoming, attending town meetings, going to school classrooms, pounding a little bit on a Habitat for Humanity house. When I left Wyoming, it was snowing. But the folks in Wyoming understand that if there hadn't been a little bit of global warming, we would be under about 300 feet of ice. So they may not be as concerned as perhaps some other places in the world, but I want to talk today a little bit about the global warming treaty as well. I went to the treaty conference in Kyoto. I went with Senator Hagel and a couple of other Senators. The purpose of our trip was to convey the importance of the Byrd-Hagel resolution. We went over there to talk about a resolution that passed this Senate 95-0. That is a pretty clear message, and it was also a very simple message. The developing nations have to participate in the treaty and the treaty cannot result in serious harm to the U.S. economy. I have to say the treaty fails. It is unfair. The benefits are unclear. The costs are unknown, and the administration is unresponsive to our requests for information. Kyoto was titled 'a global warming' conference, but I have to say it was an economic conference disguised as an environmental conference.”