[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9647]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                             GLOBAL WARMING

  (Mr. CARNAHAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CARNAHAN. Madam Speaker, with record temperatures set in the 
first half of 2006, the need for Congress in this country to address 
global warming is more pressing than ever, especially in light of the 
mounting scientific reports from around the world. There is no longer 
any real debate within the scientific community.
  There is broad scientific consensus that global warming exists, and 
we must act. We still have the opportunity to reverse the negative 
effects of global climate change. However, this must be done both here 
at home and in cooperation around the world. That is why, just before 
Earth Day this past weekend, my colleague and I, Mark Kirk, introduced 
H. Con. Res 104, a bipartisan resolution expressing the need for the 
U.S. to participate in international agreements that address global 
climate change and to put this Congress on record acknowledging climate 
change.
  I invite my colleagues to cosponsor this bill. There is a companion 
in the Senate. Please join me in taking this early step to begin 
addressing climate change in this country and around the world.

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