Inhofe Statement on President Obama's Speech at International Climate Negotiations

Statement

U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), chairman of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released the following statement today after President Obama delivered a speech to the 21st session of the Conference of Parties (COP21) pursuant to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Paris, France:

"The president's speech at COP21 is another example of misplaced priorities and empty promises. Neither the American people nor the U.S. Congress support his international climate efforts which are premised on economically devastating domestic policies that will raise the price of electricity, undermine our businesses' global competiveness and ship U.S. jobs overseas to places like India and China with less stringent environmental standards. The president should spend more time listening to the American people instead of sending "signals' to the international community meant to save his climate legacy at the expense of hardworking Americans. As a result, I plan to unveil a detailed white paper on the Senate's legislative and oversight efforts during this Congress to set the record straight on the administration's misguided climate agenda and promises leading up to COP21."

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