President Clinton signed the Kyoto Protocol, which was intended to reduce carbon emissions and slow the process of climate change. He never submitted it to Congress, however, because he believed that it would not be approved. Why did President Clinton believe that Congress was unlikely to approve it? Group of answer choices The United States has never become a party to any international agreement to protect the environment and Clinton did not expect Congress to change longstanding U.S. policy. The Congress was dominated by Republicans and President Clinton expected that the agreement would be rejected on purely partisan grounds. The Kyoto Protocol expressly recognized that developing countries would have a lesser responsibility than developed countries to control carbon emissions and President Clinton believed that such a principle would be unpopular in Congress. Although President Clinton believed that he could win approval of the agreement, Vice President Al Gore asked him not to submit the agreement because Gore thought that the Republicans would campaign against the agreement as a "job killer," which would damage his chances of winning the 2000 presidential election.
President Clinton signed the Kyoto Protocol, which was intended to reduce carbon emissions and slow the process of climate change. He never submitted it to Congress, however, because he believed that it would not be approved. Why did President Clinton believe that Congress was unlikely to approve it? Group of answer choices The United States has never become a party to any international agreement to protect the environment and Clinton did not expect Congress to change longstanding U.S. policy. The Congress was dominated by Republicans and President Clinton expected that the agreement would be rejected on purely partisan grounds. The Kyoto Protocol expressly recognized that developing countries would have a lesser responsibility than developed countries to control carbon emissions and President Clinton believed that such a principle would be unpopular in Congress. Although President Clinton believed that he could win approval of the agreement, Vice President Al Gore asked him not to submit the agreement because Gore thought that the Republicans would campaign against the agreement as a "job killer," which would damage his chances of winning the 2000 presidential election.
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President Clinton signed the Kyoto Protocol, which was intended to reduce carbon emissions and slow the process of climate change. He never submitted it to Congress, however, because he believed that it would not be approved. Why did President Clinton believe that Congress was unlikely to approve it?
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The United States has never become a party to any international agreement to protect the environment and Clinton did not expect Congress to change longstanding U.S. policy.
The Congress was dominated by Republicans and President Clinton expected that the agreement would be rejected on purely partisan grounds.
The Kyoto Protocol expressly recognized that developing countries would have a lesser responsibility than developed countries to control carbon emissions and President Clinton believed that such a principle would be unpopular in Congress.
Although President Clinton believed that he could win approval of the agreement, Vice President Al Gore asked him not to submit the agreement because Gore thought that the Republicans would campaign against the agreement as a "job killer," which would damage his chances of winning the 2000 presidential election.
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