[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18037]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    INTRODUCTION OF H. CON. RES. 453

  (Mr. CARNAHAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CARNAHAN. Mr. Speaker, with record temperatures set in the first 
half of 2006, with hurricane season upon us, the need for Congress to 
address global climate change is more pressing than ever.
  There is no longer debate within the scientific community. Global 
warming exists, and we need to do something about it.
  We have the opportunity and the responsibility to take action to 
reverse the negative impacts of global climate change. However, this 
must be done both domestically and internationally.
  It is time the U.S., with the international community, fully address 
the issue of global climate change.
  Congressman Jim Leach and myself have introduced H. Con. Res. 453, a 
bipartisan resolution expressing the need for the U.S. to participate 
in international agreements that address global climate change.
  I invite my colleagues to cosponsor this bill and join us in taking 
this step and begin addressing global climate change

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