[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 21, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E607]
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      INTRODUCTION OF THE GLOBAL WARMING ACKNOWLEDGMENT RESOLUTION

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                          HON. NORMAN D. DICKS

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 21, 2007

  Mr. DICKS. Madam Speaker, today I am introducing a bill that calls 
for a comprehensive and effective national program of mandatory, 
market-based limits and incentives to slow, stop and reverse greenhouse 
gas emissions. The Global Warming Acknowledgement Resolution also 
states that these corrective actions should not harm the economy 
unduly, and that they should be designed in a way to encourage other 
countries to take similar steps to mitigate global warming.
  As the producer of roughly one-quarter of the world's greenhouse gas 
emissions--more than any other country--the United States has a 
responsibility to take the lead in confronting the threat of global 
warming. And with the release of the United Nations Intergovernmental 
Panel on Climate Change's most recent report in February, it is clear 
that the U.S. Congress must begin to act now to reduce greenhouse 
gases.
  The IPCC report, which represents the most comprehensive and up-to-
date climate research, found that global warming is unequivocal and 
that it is more than 90 percent probable that human activity is 
responsible for most of the warming of the past 50 years.
  Madam Speaker, the time for ``what-ifs'' is over and the time for 
corrective action has arrived. During this 110th Congress, we will 
debate the best ways to reverse the increased accumulation of 
greenhouse gases. While we may disagree on the particulars of this 
debate, it is clear that global warming is a real threat, and the 
Global Warming Acknowledgement Resolution is a first step toward the 
development of a comprehensive strategy. There are 22 original 
cosponsors of the resolution, and I urge your support. Feel free to 
contact my staff if you would like to sign on to this important 
legislation.

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