FRANK LAUTENBERG

It is an embarrassment to our nation that President Bush has stood so isolated in the world in questioning the urgency of combating global warming. That is more proof why, this November, we must embrace a change from the failed policies of the last eight years. In the next few years, we will negotiate the next version of the Kyoto treaty. I will support those efforts to work with the international community to create a strong framework to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Global warming is real, it's happening now and it's the most serious environmental threat we face. Its impact continues to grow and it poses risks to countries across the globe, including a serious national security risk to the United States.

However, beyond the Kyoto treaty, the United States must assert its traditional role as a leader on global issues and must not wait for the rest of the world to...

DICK ZIMMER

The preponderance of scientific evidence leads to the conclusion that the Earth's temperature is increasing over the long term and that human activity has been a significant factor in global warming. Yet, despite all the evidence, Senator Frank Lautenberg and the Democratic Congress have done nothing substantive to address the issue.

For my part, I sought to focus attention on this issue while serving in Congress from 1991 through 1996. I was one of just eight cosponsors of the "Global Warming Assessment Act of 1991." In 1993 I cosponsored legislation to reduce energy usage by 30 percent by 2010 and require that at least 20 percent of our energy needs come from renewable energy sources.

Today, I continue to support effective measures to reduce greenhouse emissions that do not retard economic growth or increase unemployment...