Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, believes the Obama administration should seek Senate approval for an international climate change agreement that could be agreed upon next month
Sen. Mike Lee: Congress Must Have a Say Before Obama Commits to ‘Unilateral’ International Climate Change Plan
By Heritage Foundation Josh Siegel——Bio and Archives--November 5, 2015
Sen. Mike Lee warned the Obama administration on Wednesday that it should reconsider its plan to not submit for congressional approval an international climate change agreement that could be signed later next month.
To avoid the inevitable objection of congressional Republicans, the Obama administration has indicated it plans to work-around the constitutional requirement that a president only enter into a legally binding treaty if it’s approved by two-thirds of the Senate.
“The Obama administration’s plan is not just ambitious,” said Lee, R-Utah, during a speech at The Heritage Foundation. “It’s also deeply cynical – because, at its core, the plan is an attempt to enshrine in an international agreement President Obama’s unilateral environmental regulatory regime, which remains deeply unpopular among the American people.”
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