Every State must do its fair share to safeguard our climate and their neighbors. That's why we have the EPA.

It's hard to imagine a more damning statement and from one who served, not that long ago, in the position of trust, Mr. Pruitt, to which you have been nominated.

Every citizen in this country has a right to breathe clean air, regardless of whether they live in a downwind or upwind State.

Families and business owners face the stark realities of climate change every single day. Tackling that challenge is not just the right thing to do or what is best for Delaware's economy. It's a matter of survival.

too much of what I've seen of his record on the environment and his views about the role of the EPA are troubling, and in some cases deeply troubling.

mercury emissions from power plants pose significant hazards to public health and must be reduced.

I believe that mercury should be regulated under section 112.

Vladimir Putin wishes it were, but it is not.

Easing punitive measures on the Russian government when they haven't changed their behavior will only embolden Russia.

If confirmed, I will use the microphone of the U.N. ambassador to state publicly and often that the United States supports and is committed to free speech and expression all over the world.

America's Ambassador to the U.N. is essential to that effort.

We need to be reassuring our allies, not threatening to abandon them.

You do not believe that we should be threatening to pull funds based on outcomes in the General Assembly that we do not agree with.

The archetypal fragile state in this area has been Afghanistan, which was a refuge for the terrorist organization, Al Qaeda, that attacked us largely because it really was not a coherent or effective state.

I have real trouble with his idea that in any way we should trust Vladimir Putin and his Russia at an equal level as Angela Merkel and Germany.

I would recommend that to you for your reading.

I have real concerns about fragile states.

U.S. leadership is essential in the world and that you look forward to being a strong voice for both American principles and American interests at the U.N.