,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cdb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november 
#af1 #bjag ,mr4 ,markey 7for himself1   
,mr4 ,whitehouse1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4   
,durbin1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,wyden1
 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,ms4     
,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,menendez1 ,mrs4         
,feinstein1 and ,mr4 ,reed7 submitted   
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on ,foreign  
,relations  ,,resolution  ,expressing   
the sense of the ,senate that ,states1  
cities1 ,tribal nations1 businesses1 and
 institutions of higher education in the
 ,united ,states should work towards    
achieving the goals of the ,paris       
,agreement4  ,whereas #aig countries    
have signed the ,paris ,agreement1 and  
#agj countries have joined the ,paris   
,agreement2 ,whereas the ,united ,states
 is the only country with the intention 
to withdraw from the ,paris ,agreement2 
,whereas the economy of the ,united     
,states grew by #ae percent between     

#bjje and #bjae while net greenhouse gas
 emissions decreased by #aa4e percent   
during that period2 ,whereas #cj ,states
 have adopted renewable electricity     
standard requirements to demand clean   
energy production2 ,whereas #bj ,states 
have adopted greenhouse gas emissions   
targets2 ,whereas #bj ,states have      
adopted energy efficiency resource      
standards2 ,whereas #aj ,states have    
adopted zero-emission vehicle targets2  
,whereas #i ,states have implemented the
 ,regional ,greenhouse ,gas ,initiative 
to construct a market-based system that 
sets a cap on emissions from the        
electric sector that declines by--  7#a7
 #b4e percent per year through #bjbj2   
and  7#b7 #c percent per year from #bjba
 through #bjcj2  ,whereas additional    
,states may also soon join the ,regional
 ,greenhouse ,gas ,initiative2 ,whereas 
#aa ,states have approved at least #a   
energy efficiency standard for          
appliances or equipment that are not    
covered by ,federal standards2 ,whereas 

#dg cities in the ,united ,states have  
adopted #ajj percent clean and renewable
 energy goals2 ,whereas more than       
#b1ejj1jjj people in the ,united ,states
 work in clean energy in all #ej        
,states1 including in industries        
relating to--  7#a7 wind energy2  7#b7  
solar energy2  7#c7 energy efficiency2  
and  7#d7 advanced hybrid electric      
vehicles2  ,whereas by #bjbj there will 
be #ejj1jjj people in the ,united       
,states working in the solar and wind   
industries1 including roofers1          
electricians1 and steel workers2        
,whereas the majority of clean energy   
jobs in the ,united ,states are blue    
collar jobs that pay well2 ,whereas the 
#bjag ,u4,s4 ,energy and ,employment    
,report issued by the ,department of    
,energy found that there are #e times as
 many people in the ,united ,states     
working in the renewable energy sector  
than there are people in the ,united    
,states working in fossil fuel          
industries2 ,whereas the establishment  

of vehicle fuel economy emissions       
standards-- 7#a7 is the single most     
significant action that has been taken  
to reduce global warming pollution2     
7#b7 has helped create #gjj1jjj domestic
 jobs in the automobile industry of the 
,united ,states since #bjji2  7#c7 will 
save consumers in the ,united ,states a 
total of #ajj1jjj1jjj1jjj at the gas    
pump2 and  7#d7 will reduce the reliance
 of the ,united ,states on foreign oil  
by #b1ejj1jjj barrels per day by #bjcj2 
,whereas the ,states1 cities1 ,tribal   
nations1 businesses1 and institutions of
 higher education of the ,united ,states
 that support the objectives of the     
,paris ,agreement represent more than   
half of the economy of the ,united      
,states2 and ,whereas millions of       
dollars for clean energy and climate    
change adaptation resiliency in         
developing countries have been provided 
by the ,united ,states through          
contributions that are--  7#a7 private1 
public1 and ,federal2 and  7#b7 made    

directly1 bilaterally1 and through      
multilateral institutions3 ,now1        
therefore1 be it  ,that it is the sense 
of the ,senate that the ,united         
,states-- 7#a7 should remain a signatory
 to the ,paris ,agreement2 and  7#b7    
should support policies at the ,federal1
 ,state1 and local level that promote   
the reduction of global warming         
pollution and aim to meet the objectives
 of the ,paris ,agreement4