U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) recently issued a statement about the Obama Administration’s international climate change plan.
“The climate
plan submitted to the United Nations today is extremely troubling,” Capito said. “In 1997, the Senate voted unanimously for the
Byrd-Hagel resolution, which stated that any international climate
agreement must not result in serious harm to the U.S. economy. With
today’s submission, the president is doubling down on his Clean Power
Plan, which already faces strong opposition from Congress and energy-producing states like West Virginia.”
Many other people in leadership positions throughout the U.S. have voiced their concerns. The diversity of these people’s backgrounds — in economics, academics, politics, business and other fields — validates that their concern is for the wellbeing of the U.S. and its citizens.
“Even if the Clean Power Plan is implemented, it would not be enough to meet the pledge the president made today but would require even more burdensome regulations to be imposed on American workers and businesses,” Capito said. “Any international climate agreement signed by the U.S. should meet the bipartisan standards set by the Byrd-Hagel resolution and be submitted to the U.S. Senate for consideration and debate.”
Capito submitted her statement to the U.N. on April 1, 2015.