[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 30 (Wednesday, March 18, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H1240]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          THE KYOTO ARCHITECT

  (Mr. SENSENBRENNER asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Mr. Speaker, this past Monday, the self-proclaimed 
architect of the United Nations global warming treaty, Raul Estrada-
Oyuela, filled the atmosphere with some hot air of his own. Upset that 
Members of Congress dared to criticize the Kyoto Treaty, the Washington 
Times reported Mr. Estrada's proclamation that ``Congress is acting as 
though the rest of the world doesn't exist, not only on this matter but 
on others . . . Perhaps they need to get in touch with the rest of the 
world,'' he continued.
  I am sure we all appreciate the lecture, Mr. Speaker, but I am afraid 
Mr. Estrada does not understand Congress' role. We are here to 
represent the interests of our constituents in the United States, not 
the interests of U.N. bureaucrats or other nations.
  I understand why some, including Mr. Estrada's Argentina, are eager 
to sign up for this treaty. They are not bound by it. The President 
should reject signing a treaty the Administration is unable to defend 
in its current form.
  I commend Mr. Estrada's refreshing candor expressing the U.N. mindset 
for America's interests.

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