Big Sky Times

Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and other Republicans are asking President Joe Biden to submit the Paris Agreement to the Senate for review.

Biden has signed executive orders for the United States to rejoin the Paris Agreement and revoke the Keystone XL Pipeline permit.

Daines and other senators from west and central states said that they will also introduce legislation to allow the Keystone XL Pipeline to continue its construction, The Epoch Times reported.

“The Paris Agreement is a poorly negotiated, fatally flawed treaty that represents a bad deal for American families everywhere, especially in Montana,” Daines stated in a press release. “Rejoining this agreement places our country at a competitive disadvantage and will lead to higher energy prices for Montana families and job loss in a time when rural economies are devastated, all for minimal benefit. At the very least, I urge President Biden to do what the Obama administration refused to do and submit the Paris Agreement to the Senate for consideration as required under the Constitution.” 

The Paris Agreement was adopted by 194 countries who have agreed to reduce climate emissions.

Keystone XL is an expansion of a current Keystone Pipeline that carries Canadian crude oil into the U.S.