[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 111 (Thursday, July 31, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S8482]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE OBSERVER GROUP

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, under the provisions of Senate Resolution 98 
regarding global climate change, the two leaders have the authority to 
appoint 12 Senators to serve on the Global Climate Change Observer 
Group.
  Last week, the Senate adopted the Hagel-Byrd resolution regarding 
global climate change. This resolution encouraged the creation of a 
bipartisan group of Senators to monitor the status of negotiations on 
global climate change and to report periodically to the Senate on those 
negotiations.
  As such, the minority leader and I have appointed 12 Senators to 
serve on this Global Climate Change Observer Group.
  Due to their diligent efforts on the global climate issue, I have 
asked our colleague from Nebraska, Chuck Hagel, to serve as chairman, 
and the distinguished gentleman from West Virginia, Robert Byrd, to 
serve as cochairman of the group.
  The other Members of the observer group will include Senators 
Abraham, Chafee, Craig, Murkowski, Roberts, Baucus, Bingaman, Kerry, 
Levin, and Lieberman.
  I greatly appreciate our colleagues' willingness to take on this 
important task and look forward to hearing their reports.




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