That growth and enforce policies that will do nothing to stop Climate Change. What would staying in the agreement lead to . The Heritage Foundation modeled the policies that would be required to meet the Obama Administrations paris commitments and found that by 2035, there would be an overall loss of nearly 400,000 jobs, half of which would be in manufacturing. An average of total income loss of more than 20,000 for a family of four. And an aggregate g. D. P. Loss of over 2. 5 trillion and an increase in Household Electricity expenditures by 13 and 20 . My amendment would allow the United States to stay out of the unrealistic and overbearing agreement. I urge members to vote yes on this amendment and i reserve the balance of my time. I yield to the Ranking Member. The chair the gentleman reserves. The gentleman from kentucky is recognized. Mr. Rogers i thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise in support of his amendment. The Paris Agreement is an unworkable, unrealistic policy solution to Climate Change. If implemented as the gentleman has said, the paris accord could cost as many as 2. Million american jobs by 2025. And imposes nothing on china and india. I cant condone dedicating precious federal funds to a halfbaked solution. This amendment would strike funding implementing that agreement as well as language attempt nts to President Trump from withdrawing. So i urge members to support and i tlemans amendment thank him for yielding. Mr. Palmer i reserve. The chair the gentlewoman from new york. Mrs. Lowey mr. Chair, i rise to claim time in opposition, and i yield myself such time as i may consume. The chair the gentlewoman is recognized for five minutes. Mrs. Lowey our Global Partners are critical in combating Climate Change. The Paris Agreement is a sign of a global commitment from these countries to fight this scourge together. In addition, Climate Change is a Serious National Security threat, and we need to treat it as such by seeking allies, including multilateral institutions to address it with urgency and i reserve the balance of my time. The chair the gentlewoman reserves. The gentleman from alabama. Mr. Palmer i yield a minute and a half to the gentleman from louisiana, the Ranking Member on the select committee on the climate crisis. The chair the gentleman from louisiana is recognized. Chairman. U, mr. Mr. Graves mr. Chairman, its important to make sure we understand what were talking about here. The paris accord was engaged in for the purpose of benefiting the Global Environment, for benefiting the Global Environment for reducing emissions. Yet, whats happened under this agreement with the pledges that the nations have made is that the United States, over the last several years, has reduced our emissions by nearly a billion tons. China has actually increased theirs by four billion tons. This agreement is so doesnt make sense. The president was right to withdraw. We can stay focused on the targets, the pledges, but we should not codify, memorialize, agree, or in any way comply with this approach where china can continue polluting the environment. Mr. Chairman, this is similar to a scenario where i get together with a group of friends and say, hey, we are going to have a savings club and we are going to get together and i am going to put money into it and they are going to come and take the money out. Thats not a savings club. Thats whats happening. This is not benefiting the environment. The United States should not participate, codify, or support this scenario where china is out there more than increasing the Emissions Reductions that the United States is achieving. We have had the greatest Emissions Reductions in the world and greater than the next 11 countries combined and weve done it without this agreement. I urge adoption of the amendment and yield back. The chair the gentleman yields back. The gentlewoman from new york is recognized. The gentlewoman from new york is recognized. Mrs. Lowey it is my pleasure to yield one minute to the gentleman from california, mr. Rudea rouda. The chair the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Rouda when are my colleagues on the other side of the aisle going to give up this toddler argument we should not take action to address the number one issue facing humankind and that is Climate Change . The fact that other countries are not moving as fast as we are is no reason for us to give up the mantle of leadership and allow us, the United States of america, to be the only country on the face of the earth not a member of the Paris Climate Accord. Its time for us to be on the right side of history, and i would implore the members on the other side of the aisle to recognize this is your time to do the right thing, not just for us, but for our children, our grandchildren, and future generations. I yield my time back. The chair the gentleman yields his time back. The gentleman is recognized. Mr. Palmer the United States has led the nation in reducing Carbon Emissions. Id also like to point out that former secretary of state john kerry in 2015 stated, if we somehow eliminated all of our domestic Greenhouse Gas emissions, guess what, it still wouldnt be enough to offset the Carbon Pollution coming from the rest of the world. Id also like to point out that in a hearing before the select committee on the climate crisis, i asked the democrat witnesses, including an author and editor of the International Panel on Climate Change if the United States completely eliminated all of its Carbon Emissions, would it stop Climate Change, and their answer was it would not. We have led the world in reducing climate in reducing Carbon Emissions without harming our economy, and it makes no sense scientifically or from an engineering perspective to engage in destroying our own economy when the rest of the world and particularly china and other emerging economies are not doing their part to reduce their Carbon Emissions. But i want to emphasize the fact that eliminating our Carbon Emissions will not stop Climate Change. Sound science, technology, and sound engineering will do more to mitigate and adapt than anything else you can do on the carbon side. The chair the gentlemans time has expired. Mr. Palmer i yield back. The chair the gentleman yields back. Mrs. Lowey the best and the brightest among us, our military, our business leaders, our scientists all agree that Climate Change is real and a serious threat. We are already experiencing its harmful effects, which will continue if we do not act alongside our multilateral partners. If we want to prepare our country to better mitigate and manage Climate Change, then i urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment and yield back. The chair the gentlewoman yields. The question is on the amendment offered by jament alabama. Hose in favor say aye. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from alabama. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, he noes have it. Mr. Gohmert mr. Speaker. The chair the gentleman from alabama requests a recorded vote. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from North Carolina from alabama will be postponed. The chair understands that amendment number 92 will not be offered. The chair also understands that amendment number 93 will not be offered. It is now in order to consider amendment number 94 printed in 109. B of house report 116 for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition . Mr. Arrington mr. Chairman, i have an amendment at the desk. The chair the clerk will designate the amendment. The clerk amendment number 94 printed in part b of house report 116109 offered by mr. Arrington of texas. The chair pursuant to House Resolution 431, the gentleman from texas, mr. Arrington, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. Mr. Arrington thank you, mr. Chairman. I rise today to offer an amendment to h. R. 2740 that would prevent funds from being used to contribute to the United NationsFramework Convention on Climate Change. Mr. Chairman, at the heart of americas Economic Prosperity, an unrivaled security is abundant, affordable, reliable domestic supply of history and the lions share of that, 90 , is fossil energy and the hardworking Energy Producers of west texas and the folks in my district are leading the way. In the Permian Basin of west texas, we went from producing a Million Barrels of oil a day to four million a day, soon to be eight million in just three or four years, making it the most active oil and gasproducing region in the world. The blessings of these Natural Resources have given us an overwhelming advantage for Economic Prosperity as well as National Security. To ensure we continue these advantages for the next generation, i offer this amendment that would prevent u. S. Taxpayer dollars from going to the United NationsFramework Convention on Climate Change, a costly, ineffective, and irresponsible program that has produced the likes of the Paris Climate Accord. The climate activist veand, mr. Chairman, and extreme ideological abuse by the Framework Convention embraces the view that the only means to reduce Carbon Emissions is to eliminate conventional fuels which, by the way, power our nation at 90 . This framework is flawed in its assumptions, fraught with political bias, hostile towards our main source of energy, and amounts to a jobs program for ideological bureaucrats and i oppose it and so do the people of west texas and most of the people in this country. And did i mention that we spend billions of dollars to subsidize the biggest polluters to comply with the mandates from this framework and completely transition away from conventional Energy Sources . America would pay out of the nose to fuel their vehicles and heat their homes. It would hurt our poor people more than anyone else. The paris accord is the most recent product and egregious example of this framework. At best, the Paris Agreement is political window dressing. At worse, its a tax on middle and working class families with a price tag in just five years would amount to 250 billion in costs to our economy and 2. 7 million jobs. Meanwhile, it would have forced us to subsidize the worlds biggest polluters, like india, and it would give a pass to hostile powers like russia and china for years. I believe we have an Environmental Stewardship responsibility to our creator and to our children, but we must be responsible to balance those stewardship responsibilities with our economic and National Security interests. Heres the irony, mr. Chairman. The irony is that america is already leading the way for a cleaner environment, and we are leading by example, not by words, by flowery words, fancy phrases, big speeches, fear mongering. Were leading by example and were doing this, not through Big Government solutions, onesizefitsall, topdown mandates. Were doing it through innovation and Technology Development in partnership with the industry and the results are remarkable and measurable. Greenhouse gases are down by 14 since 2005. The rest of the world up 20 . Carbon emissions down 20 . The rest of the world up. Methane gas cut in half. Since 1970, all the six key pollutants in the Clean Air Act down 73 . And this president is the only one whos put in a legally sound Greenhouse Gas emissions standard that will reduce the coal power plants emissions by they e of the levels were at in 2004. Those are real results. Its naive to have international agreementes that will compromise our freedom and our Economic Security and virtually do nothing to impact the environment. Instead, we should put forth solutions that will encourage all Energy Sources and setting high standards and achieve those objectives, not in hostility to the Energy Source thats blessed us with all the things that i mentioned and not through ayou buse of president ial powers but in partnership with states and other stakeholders. Mr. Chairman, i reserve the balance of my time, and i urge my colleagues to support this very important amendment. The chair the gentlemans time has expired. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york rise . Mrs. Lowey mr. Chairman, i rise to claim time in opposition and i yield myself such time as i may consume. The chair the gentlewoman is recognized. Mrs. Lowey Climate Change is a global threat that the United States cannot tackle alone and the u. N. Framework convention on Climate Change convenes multilateral partners working together to mitigate damage to our globe. The United States has been a party to this since 1992, thanks in large part to the leadership of the george h. W. Bush administration. As chairwoman of the appropriations committee, i will not support efforts that will jeopardize our treatybase obligations and i urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment. And i reserve the balance of my time. The chair the gentlewoman has the only time remaining. Mrs. Lowey mr. Chairman, im pleased to yield two minutes to the gentleman from california, mr. Rouda. The chair the gentleman from california is recognized. Mr. Rouda the Paris Climate Accord is voluntary so you do not save one job by declining to follow the protocol that we previously agreed on. I do agree there are Economic Opportunities that we can embrace, new technologies. And i would love to see us work across the aisle to do just that, because as a former republican, i used to be in that party because of its Environmental Stewardship and capitalism could help solve these problems and i still believe it as a democrat on this side of the aisle. And im hopeful we can work together. For every one dollar we provide in economic incentives for renewable energies, we provided 80 to the fossil fuel industry. If we had parity, we would see a an adoption by the existing energy companies. Working to accomplish that outcome, i cant wait to do that with you. 97 of the scientists recognize that Climate Change is real. The department of defense recognizes this is the Number One National threat to our National Security. Lets quit pointing fingers across the aisle and use rhetoric that does not move forward an important issue that all of us should be fighting hard to address. And with that, i reserve the remainder of my time and i yield back. The chair the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. The gentlewoman from new york. Mrs. Lowey i believe i have the right to close. The chair the gentlewoman has the only time remaining now. Mrs. Lowey United States is a world leader in many years and we need to step up on Climate Change and i urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment and i yield back. The chair the gentlewoman yields back. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from texas. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, the noes have it. The amendment is not agreed to. Mr. Speaker, request a recorded vote. The chair pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from texas will be postponed. The chair understands that amendment number 96 will not be offered. It is now in order to consider amendment number 98 printed in part b of hous