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On December 7th, Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green), a member of the American Energy Solutions Group, joined over 30 House Republicans in sending a letter to President Obama, asking him and his administration not to make any binding commitments at the upcoming Climate Change Convention in Copenhagen, Denmark.

“As your negotiators prepare for this important summit, we would urge you not to let them portray ill-conceived carbon regulations under the Clean Air Act or action by the OMB as appropriate substitutes for Congressional action on comprehensive energy legislation.  We urge you to allow Congress to appropriately deliberate over your personal proposals and not use unilateral action by the EPA and the OMB to press forward any binding agreements at the Conference,” the letter states.  A copy of the letter can be found here. 

“Just as the House Democrat leadership ignored the will of the American people in passing Cap and Tax, the largest energy tax ever, President Obama and his administration should not ignore the wishes of Congress by entering into commitments on climate change regulations in Copenhagen.  There is still much deliberation left on this jobs killing, national energy tax legislation that Congress must undertake,” Latta stated after signing the letter.