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Congressman Alford Leads Letter to White House Demanding a Condemnation of John Kerry's Remarks
Washington, DC,
May 22, 2023
Earlier today, As first reported by Fox News, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) led 27 of his House colleagues in a letter to the President Biden and Secretary Vilsack regarding recent remarks made by John Kerry at the AIM Climate Summit. The letter specifically says: “U.S. farmers and ranchers should be applauded for implementing solutions to protect and conserve natural resources, sequester and harness soil carbon, and increase farm yields, achieving climate benefits as they go. According to the EPA, U.S. land management practices alone removed 764 million metric tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in 2018, which is more than the U.S. agriculture sector emits in one year. This is largely due to innovations in technology and science, like precision agriculture technology and biotechnology tools.” Co-signers of the letter are the following Representatives (26).
Congressman Alford issued the following statement: “Since assuming his post as ‘climate czar’, John Kerry has done nothing but fly his private jets around the world and preach his radical gospel for the climate cult. His latest remarks about America’s agriculture industry paints a widely inaccurate picture. Due to industry led changes, our hardworking farmers and ranchers have made massive strides in reducing global emissions and producing more with less. They should be applauded, not shamed. Mr. Kerry’s remarks at the AIM Climate Summit are deeply offensive and I urge everyone in this Administration to condemn them. Anything short is unacceptable.” |