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Smith Statement On President's Global Warming Trip

Statement

Date: Dec. 18, 2009
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Foreign Affairs Agriculture and Food Energy Environment

Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE), a member of the House Agriculture Committee, today released the following statement in regards to President Obama's trip to an international climate change conference in Copenhagen, Denmark.

"In the midst of the worst recession in over a generation, President Obama has traveled to Denmark to advance a jobs-killing global climate change agreement.

"Skyrocketing energy prices are a prescription for economic decline. Forcing American businesses to meet the carbon emissions reductions will slow our economic recovery and inflict greater pain on American families.

"Agriculture is an energy-intensive industry - relying on fuel for the pick-up truck, fertilizer for the crops, generators to keep heaters on during the winter and even a small increase in production costs could have a tremendous impact on ag producers," Smith said.


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