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Pelosi: 'Bush Administration Clinging to Role of World Obstructionist on Climate Change'
Washington, D.C. – House
"When the Kyoto Protocol enters into force tomorrow, the world will take a significant and long-awaited first step toward stemming global warming. Instead of stepping forward as the world leader on climate change, however, the Bush Administration is clinging to the role of world obstructionist.
"In defiance of the overwhelming evidence of global warming, the Bush Administration has rejected the Kyoto Protocol and international cooperation. The Administration claims its underfunded research projects and voluntary emissions-reduction proposals are adequate, but it is tragically and demonstrably mistaken.
"Also tomorrow, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is expected to vote on the Administration’s 'Dirty Skies' proposal to weaken the Clean Air Act. Sadly, this bill also fails to take any meaningful steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Republicans in Congress have repeatedly failed this test of leadership.
"While the President and Republican leadership in Congress continue willfully to ignore the threat of global warming, many Americans are ready to take up the challenge. We have a responsibility to our children to address this issue today, rather than simply pass it on to future generations."
“ Democrats are united in presenting a New Direction for America, one that will make our nation as strong as its people, one that brings opportunity, security, and prosperity to all Americans. ”
Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi
