This needs to be a comprehensive, ongoing, sustained effort. We have to stand strong against our adversaries and stand strong with our allies, and we have to do it consistently and we have to do it over time, and we have to be steadfast. Thats the type of Foreign Policy that can be effective. Thats the type of Foreign Policy we need to undertake. Thats what were trying to accomplish with this legislation, and i commend the sponsors of this legislation who are here on the floor today. I hope further that my colleagues will support not only this legislation but critical investments in our Nuclear Bombers and Cruise Missile forces when we consider the annual defense bills later this year. Im very familiar with these systems as the b52s are based at the air force base in my state. They provide a tremendous deterrent in a very important part of the nuclear triad, but we have to continue to invest in that nuclear triad, in the bombers, in the icbm missiles and in our submarine fleet. I belie
Has almost eight times more sanctions with then we have a regime that does possess a Nuclear Weapon we have more work to do there is a great step the also the United Nations disappointment. I think it is good you bring up the fact when we begin putting the sanctions in place there was a lot of push back for these to work properly to make the biggest difference of outcomes and when we began the process it was unilateral and well we stress on the front end aware that originated to put in place efforts in they were able to for say behavior change. I think they thought they would have a better outcome but. But first but she went to work with our personnel and and the chinese put such an emphasis on stability in to it is right on their border but but more important and the patience that you talked about earlier he has been around as the chief intelligence director in washington 43 years. He knows he is talking about he is never been in this type of a threat position in all 43 years. He wave
It has become standard. I agree with you. That was the intent of the 90s act. Use a different model. That is what this proposed rule is going to do as well. Use it in a way that accomplishes the goal that will be very flexible. Let me ask you this question. The constitutionality of the epa setting standards has been published before. He upheld approaching the the 19 night independent in whitman versus American Trucking in 2001. In 2011 the Supreme Court ruled the epa has the authority to set standards for Carbon Pollution under section 111 d. And eight connecting opinion versus connecticut. We believe the epa can consider as it is undertaking to do with regulating existing nonauthorized versus under section 111 of the Clean Air Act. Is there any constitutional question about epas approach or the Legal Authority to regulate Carbon Pollution under section 111 of the Clean Air Act . No, i dont think so. The constitutional issues have been a distraction. Theyve been used to make people wor
All our states are hit by the slew of proposed epa rules aimed squarely at the fossil fuel industry and folks that work in that industry. I would like to highlight a letter from the governor of wyoming to the epa administrator on april 28th i ask that letter be entered into the record, madam chairman. In this letter the governor highlights a study by the center for Energy Economics and Public Policy at university of wyoming entitled impact of the coal economy on wyoming published february of this year. I would ask that this study be entered into the record. Without objection. Thank you. The governor states about the study that it determined the single largest threat to wyomings coal industry is epas clean power rule. In fact, the study says that 111 d climate regulation has potential to drastically reduce wyoming coal production. Coal output under favorable circumstances decreases by 32 of the 2012 production by the year 2025. Study goes on to say even the best case of impact modeling
Been given one year, thats a very real problem. But there are real costs being expended by the states and also i believe this administration is not interested whether the rule is finalized so long as the marketplace moves away from them. If coal fired power plants have to be retired quicker than baseline, then theyre going to accomplish the goal, even if this regulation never is upheld in courts. Thank you i want to follow up on this. Ill wait until the second round. Senator markey. Thank you madam chair. I ask that two articles by jed ee freedman and Richard Lazarus be included they provide thorough analysis of that clean power rule. So ordered. Pope frances is about to issue on Climate Change. They named the jesuit who taught chemistry as the pope. Pope frances believes science is the answer to our prayers, we have to look at modest ways to look at this to reduce the danger that growing Greenhouse Gases will impose to gods creation of the planet. I think it is important for us to fin