WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) released the following statement in response to the news that the Obama Administration intends to go around Congress to pursue a new international climate change agreement:

“For someone who lectures so much about income inequality, it’s the height of hypocrisy that the President is pursuing climate pacts that will increase poverty and put more Americans out of work. Once again, the President is trying to go around Congress and ignore Americans who cannot afford more expensive, extreme energy regulations. It’s time for the President to finally listen to Americans who are completely opposed to job crushing international climate agreements in any form.”

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