[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 193 (Wednesday, December 4, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S6844]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        U.N. CLIMATE CONFERENCE

  Mr. BARRASSO. Madam President, I also come to the floor today to talk 
about another issue, and that is that there is a climate conference 
meeting right now in Europe, the United Nations climate conference. 
Earlier this week, House Speaker Pelosi and 14 other Democrats traveled 
to Europe for the conference. To me, they went there to undermine the 
President and to push their radical Green New Deal.
  They told the international group that the United States is committed 
to the Paris climate deal. That is just not true. Secretary of State 
Pompeo said that the Paris climate deal imposed an unfair economic 
burden on American workers, on American businesses, and on American 
taxpayers. President Trump began formally withdrawing from the Paris 
climate deal last month.
  It may appeal to Democrats' liberal elite to talk about climate in 
Europe. Republicans, however, are going to stay focused on the work 
ahead of us at home. We have a packed year-end agenda here in Congress. 
Americans expect us to continue the progress we have made on jobs and 
on the economy--incredible success. This means passing better trade 
deals, funding the government, improving our roads--the things we were 
elected to do. The Speaker is nowhere to be found--certainly not on 
this continent. Rather than pass American priorities, the Speaker is 
sidelined in Spain.
  Republican pro-growth policies have led to a worker boom. Wages are 
up, and unemployment is down. Wages are up to a 50-year high. 
Unemployment is down to a 50-year low. I mean, think about that. As a 
result of Republican tax cuts and regulatory relief and unleashing the 
American energy, right now, today, we have the lowest African-American 
unemployment in history. People have more take-home pay, more money in 
their pockets, and costs are lower because of the regulatory relief. 
And we have seen this with shopping over the Thanksgiving weekend in 
terms of people feeling that confidence in the economy and in their 
futures.
  Democrats' message is more regulation and higher costs, which lead to 
fewer jobs. It is not going to work at home, and it is certainly not 
going to work in Wyoming. Maybe they think it will work in Europe.
  But just to clear up any confusion, President Trump has gotten us out 
of the Paris Agreement. Republicans' pro-growth agenda has us producing 
and exporting more energy at home, and we are seeing millions of new 
jobs.
  Republicans are going to stay clear-eyed and focused on the economy. 
We are going to continue to deliver real results, tangible results, 
results that people can understand and see and hold on to. We need to 
do that for the people who elected us, and we will continue to do it.
  I yield the floor.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Maine.

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