Sen. Merkley Issues Statement on President Trump's Paris Agreement Withdrawal
November 04, 2019
November 04, 2019
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Environment and Public Works Committee and Senate Democrats' Special Committee on the Climate Crisis, issued the following statement after President Trump initiated a U.S. withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement:
"Today's decision represents an embarrassing and shameful abandonment of U.S. leadership on the global stage.
"This abdication is not only terr . . .
"Today's decision represents an embarrassing and shameful abandonment of U.S. leadership on the global stage.
"This abdication is not only terr . . .