Climate Action Now Act
Floor Speech
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Mr. MEUSER. Mr. Chair, I thank Ranking Member McCaul for yielding.
Mr. Chair, in my district in Pennsylvania, we are conservationists. But with this bill, H.R. 9, the Climate Action Now Act, more appropriately known as the U.S. energy disadvantage act, the American people are being told yet again that Big Government is the solution to all of the people's problems. The American people know better than that, and they expect solutions, not more government.
The latest data is revealing. The U.S. is actually a global leader in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
In 2017, while global CO
The data also underscores that we have not seen this type of progress from other countries that are still part of the Paris Agreement. American leadership is ongoing while countries like Spain, Canada, India, South Korea, and China and the EU are all increasing their CO
If the U.S. stayed party to this agreement, it would be a huge and unnecessary drag on our economy that would be passed on to the American taxpayer. Moreover, it would not improve the situation, as most of the world is moving in the wrong direction.
The U.S. is reducing our emissions without the heavy hand of this Congress. This will continue, and it will be factual, as it will be measured.
We need to harness American talent and energies, not squander them with bogus plans like the Green New Deal or ineffective climate agreements.
We need access to affordable, reliable, and clean energy sources, including natural gas, nuclear, oil, and clean coal. We need to empower our private sector to continue to innovate and develop new technologies. What we need is a true all-of-the-above and all-of-the- below energy plan.
Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to consider this and vote against this bill.
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