Dick clark and john culver. Berkeley would go on to represent iowas sixth Congressional District for six terms. From 1975 to 1987. And i presume he would have served a lot longer if his health had held out, even though he lived another 30 lets see, you add it up, about another 32 years after that. Although berkeley and i didnt share the same political points of view, we did share a common approach for representative government, meaning with dialogue and feedback that was very necessary from our iowans if we were going to represent them properly, and most often the forum for that was our respective town hall meetings. Throughout our Service Together in congress, party labels didnt displace our ability to work with and for iowans. As one example, during the farm crisis of the 1980s, which is much worse than this farm crisis we have right now, we used our voices to raise Public Awareness and steer help to struggling farm communities in our home state. We did Everything Possible to shape f
Administration to withdraw from the paris climate agreement. Trump begins formal withdrawal from paris trying climate agreement. Potentially wrapping up just one day before the 2020 election. Remind us, what is the paris climate agreement . It is part of the united nate works United Nations agreement to reduce greenhouse kitchens under the notion we have to do something about Climate Change. This paris accord was different than its predecessors and that each country submitted its own nationally determined contribution to reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions. SetObama Administration forth a plan largely based on domestic accreditation that we need to reduce Greenhouse Gas below 2005 levels by 2025. Throughout the years continuing to ratchet down emis sions. Trump camepresident into office he campaigned on withdrawing from the paris climate agreement area it is not news that we are doing this but this is a whole process that takes time. The process for withdrawal has been a threeyear process.
1 45 eastern today. Now to live coverage of the u. S. Senate here on cspan2. The presiding officer the senate will come to order. Todays opening prayer will be offered by robert lewis, former pastor and founder of better man, the National Mens organization from little rock, arkansas. The guest chaplain let us pray. Heavenly father, we give thanks for this new day and the hope that lies within it. We have been a blessed nation not by accident but by this. In you, god, we trust. Thank you for the men and women of this distinguished body who will again rise to face the immense challenge that will mark this day along with the special opportunities it holds for good. I pray you will make this body ready for both. In these turbulent times, empower their work with your spirit. Give them a difference making wisdom only you possess. Protect them from small ambitions. Call each heart here up to the higher ways of humility, understanding, and much needed unity. Help these leaders seek what is rig
Their borders and how to regulate them. Worst of all, the socalled Clean Power Plan would have barely reduced Carbon Emissions. It would have crippled our economy and done very little, if anything, to help the environment. President obamas plan wasnt just bad policy, it was illegal. 27 states, including wyoming, filed a lawsuit to stop the regulation. The Supreme Court ruled that obamas e. P. A. Went way beyond its legal authority. The court blocked the overreaching rule. Now President Trump has put forward a commonsense replacement to protect americas air. The Affordable Clean Energy rule follows the law and is good news for the people of wyoming and the rest of the country. It recognizes that the e. P. A. Is not supposed to pick winners and losers. Under the new rule, power plants can make reasonable changes like improving efficiency. The rule promotes the use of clean technologies, cleaner technologies to generate electricity so Energy Companies can modernize their power plants with
The conversation on facebook and twitter. Host this is washington journal, july 9. Plan toanders and aoc introduce a resolution declaring a Climate Change emergency. Thelution will read emergency is a direct effect of human activities. The move comes one day after Trump Administration highlighted what they say are key successes when it comes to environmental policy, citing air quality, lower Carbon Emissions and cleaning up Hazardous Waste sites. What was said by the president on this issue and you can make comments on the efforts on Environmental Issues by calling the phone lines. 202 7488000 for democrats, 202 7488001 for republicans, 202 7488002 for independents. If you want to post thoughts on social media, twitter cspanwj, facebook, facebook. Com cspan. Writing about the event yesterday at the white house, the New York Times saying, reviewing polling data, working for the trump camp 2020 camp, unsurprising obstacle from key demographic groups, millennials and women. Wasnumbers sho