Congress Goes to Copenhagen

3 by Timothy Hurst on December 17, 2009

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will lead a Congressional delegation to the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen on Wednesday. (Photo: United Nations)

A bipartisan delegation from the U.S. House of Representatives left Washington, D. C. on Wednesday night bound for Copenhagen and the UN Climate Change Summit. Led by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Cali.), the Congressional delegation will take part in the last two days of the two-week summit.

“The House of Representatives has taken historic action to address the climate crisis and transition our country to a clean energy economy," said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

"We are going to send a message of support for the Obama Administration’s efforts and we bring with us the strong commitment of the Congress to take action, as the House of Representatives did in June,” Pelosi added.

Well, maybe strong commitment to take action from some; but also strong commitment to block action from others.

Here’s the list of the Congressional delegation to Copenhagen that left Wednesday night:

Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.)
Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) top Republican on the energy committee
Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), who is the ranking GOP member of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming.
Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.), chairman of the Education and Labor Committee
Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), chairman of the Select Committee on Energy Independence & Global Warming
Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.), chairman of the Ways and Means Committee
Rep. Bart Gordon (D-Tenn.), chairman of the Science and Technology Committee
Rep. Sander Levin (D-Mich.)
Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.)
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.)
Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.)
Rep. Jay Inslee (D-Wash.)
Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.)
Rep. John Sullivan (R-Okla.)
Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.)
Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio)
Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.)
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.)
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.)

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http://www.levinovey.com Levi Novey

It seems kind of silly to bust into the conference with two days to go.
http://mickeywhite.blogspot.com mickey

Marsha Blackburn Voted FOR:
Omnibus Appropriations, Special Education, Global AIDS Initiative, Job Training, Unemployment Benefits, Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations, Agriculture Appropriations, U.S.-Singapore Trade, U.S.-Chile Trade, Supplemental Spending for Iraq & Afghanistan, Prescription Drug Benefit, Child Nutrition Programs, Surface Transportation, Job Training and Worker Services, Agriculture Appropriations, Foreign Aid, Vocational/Technical Training, Supplemental Appropriations, UN “Reforms.” Patriot Act Reauthorization, CAFTA, Katrina Hurricane-relief Appropriations, Head Start Funding, Line-item Rescission, Oman Trade Agreement, Military Tribunals, Electronic Surveillance, Head Start Funding, COPS Funding, Funding the REAL ID Act (National ID), Foreign Intelligence Surveillance, Thought Crimes “Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act, Peru Free Trade Agreement, Economic Stimulus, Farm Bill (Veto Override), Warrantless Searches, Employee Verification Program, Body Imaging Screening.

Marsha Blackburn Voted AGAINST:
Ban on UN Contributions, eliminate Millennium Challenge Account, WTO Withdrawal, UN Dues Decrease, Defunding the NAIS, Iran Military Operations defunding Iraq Troop Withdrawal, congress authorization of Iran Military Operations.

Marsha Blackburn is my Congressman.
See her unconstitutional votes at :
http://tinyurl.com/qhayna
Mickey
Timothy B. Hurst

Well, most of the world leaders and heads of state are arriving for the last two days. The idea being, the negotiators take care of the nuts and bolts and then the heavy hitters come in to seal the deal. Unfortunately, it appears as though the negotiators weren’t able to pave the way for that to happen.

The presence of the U.S. Congressional delegation is really just for show. They won’t actually be performing any critical tasks, nor will they be asked to, so I think the lateness of their arrival is pretty inconsequential.