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American Automobile Manufacturers Association President and CEO Issues Statement on Senate Vote

25 July 1997

American Automobile Manufacturers Association President and CEO Issues Statement on Senate Vote

    WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The following statement was issued by
Andrew H. Card, Jr., President and CEO of the American Automobile
Manufacturers Association, in response to today's 95-0 vote in the Senate on
S. Res. 98.  The resolution states the Senate's opposition to any global
climate treaty which does not include new commitments to limit or reduce
greenhouse gas emissions by developing nations, which would harm the U.S.
economy, and which is not accompanied by a detailed analysis of economic
impacts.

    "Today's unanimous Senate vote sends a strong, clear signal that the
administration should not commit the United States to any global climate
treaty which does not include firm, realistic, verifiable new emissions
reduction commitments by developing countries within the same compliance
period.  Nor should the administration commit the United States to any treaty
that sacrifices American jobs and American economic vitality to policies based
on questionable science.
    "This unprecedented action by the Senate should serve as a wake-up call to
the administration to adopt a more open and realistic approach to global
climate negotiations."

SOURCE  American Automobile Manufacturers Association