[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 56 (Thursday, May 7, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H2936]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              SUPPORT THE AMERICAN ECONOMY PROTECTION ACT

  (Mr. KNOLLENBERG asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KNOLLENBERG. Mr. Speaker, today I am joined by my colleagues, the 
gentlewoman from Missouri (Mrs. Jo Ann Emerson) and the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Ron Klink), to introduce a bill to protect our strong 
and growing economy. The bill, entitled The American Economy Protection 
Act, would prevent the Clinton administration from spending taxpayer 
dollars to implement the Kyoto treaty until it has been ratified by the 
Senate.
  This overreaching treaty poses a direct threat to the American 
economy. If implemented, American jobs would flow overseas and the 
American people would be saddled with regulations that will diminish 
the quality of life in this country.
  Lacking the votes to win ratification in the Senate, the 
administration wants to circumvent the will of Congress and implement 
the Kyoto treaty by regulatory fiat. As Members of Congress, we have an 
obligation to ensure that this does not happen.
  And again, I want to repeat, our bill would prohibit, prohibit, the 
funds for any implementation of the Kyoto protocol unless it is 
ratified by the Senate.
  I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to join in supporting 
this important bill. It will protect the jobs of our constituents and 
defend the integrity of the Constitution.

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