"The EPA itself found States with coastlines such as our State, New Jersey, California and other States represented on this Committee will directly face these risks in coming years."
"In 2007, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said the world is warming and humans are responsible."
"I think they see the possibility of opportunity here."
"A warming world means rising sea levels, and rising sea levels have global implications."
"I have to commend you for courage, even though we radically differ on the view of what is happening."
"We are basically looking now at a future climate that is beyond anything we have considered seriously in climate model simulations."
"Thank you very much."
"Do you challenge the findings that were presented here by your colleagues about the growth in warming and the severity of storms, sea rising?"
"Asthma is on the rise. The causes are very complex and not fully understood."
"Greenland is really the canary in the coal mine when it comes to climate change."
"Well, permit me to finish the sentence, please."
"We have a very serious problem on the southern border, and I believe, having been to Mexico with the Chairman and dealing with these matters, there is no oversight, there is no enforcement, there is n..."
"The problem is that they very seldom presented things within the urgency of the time, and I suspect that that was driven by an administration that was not committed to the things that this committee w..."
"Before we spend any money, increase personnel anyplace, that we do what I think is suggested before, and that is have concepts in place and policy in place so it makes sense."
"Every year the previous administration would submit a budget to the Department--for the Department of Homeland Security that would literally gut or try to zero-out critical programs that deliver Homel..."
"Can you commit to this committee right now that this administration will not try to gut or eliminate these vital and successful, successful grant programs?"
"If we don't do something about that situation, then--I can picture someday that situation being equal to the murderers who are preparing themselves in Pakistan at the epicenter of terror."
"We don't like spectators doing these jobs. We don't like second guessers doing these jobs. We like leadership."
