[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 30 (Wednesday, March 18, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H1242]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             KYOTO PROTOCOL

  (Ms. DANNER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DANNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my opposition to the 
Kyoto Protocol. Economists predict that the emissions levels agreed to 
in the protocol will have a devastating and disproportionate effect on 
the entire population of the United States. Further, these legally 
binding reductions are applicable only to developed nations and do not 
apply to developing nations such as India and China, two of the worst 
violators when it comes to greenhouse gas emissions.
  Before the administration takes any action that might lead to the 
adoption of the Kyoto Protocol, Members of Congress must be certain 
that this action does not harm our citizens. We are elected to 
represent our constituents, and the dictates of the international 
committees must not be our dictates. As we all know, many nations do 
not honor the international agreements they sign, but the United States 
does. If the United States ratifies a treaty, we abide by the 
provisions of that treaty. That treaty becomes the law of our land. We 
would encourage the administration not to sign this protocol.

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