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| https://www.manchin.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=3d28b83f-20ad-4d3f-9970-0cddd93ec4ad | Manchin Seeks Vote on International Climate Agreement | 2015-11-19 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Democrat | House | WV | Joe Manchin | M001183 | www.manchin.senate.gov | legacy | November 19, 2015 Manchin Seeks Vote on International Climate Agreement Washington, D.C. U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), along with Senators Jim Inhofe (R-OK) and Roy Blunt (R-MO), introduced a bipartisan resolution today expressing the Sense of the Senate that any agreement reached at the 21st session of the Conference of Parties pursuant to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) held this December be put for a vote before the U.S. Senate. The U.S. Senate must be able to exercise its constitutional role to approve any agreement that emerges from the Paris climate talks, Senator Manchin said. The energy-producing states in our country, especially West Virginia, and American consumers will be significantly affected by any deal made by this President. This Administration should not be able to unilaterally put American businesses at a disadvantage in the global economy by enacting unattainable and unproven mandates. The Senate must approve those agreements before they are enforced upon our people. The international community needs to be aware that U.S. Congress and the American people do not support President Obamas international climate agenda, Senator Inhofe said. Expert testimony from the most recent Senate EPW oversight hearing has made it clear that nonbinding, political commitments along the lines of what Secretary Kerry recently announced would come from the international climate negotiations, are legally akin to giving a speech, or stating at a news conference, that he will make reductions in emissions. Should the negotiations produce a more substantive outcome as European delegates announced, then there is no way around the Senate. I would urge caution in considering any diplomatic promises that may suggest otherwise as the president is once again attempting to make international promises he cannot deliver. President Obama has shown a total disregard for the limits of his authority and the interests of the American people when it comes to pushing his politically-driven climate agenda, Senator Blunt said. There is no pen and phone clause in the Constitution, but there is an advice and consent provision, and we intend to use it to stop the president from enacting a bad deal that will hurt American workers, families, consumers, and communities. To read the full resolution, click here. ### Print Email Tweet Next Article Previous Article | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |