I think that we need a sense of bi-partisanship in this committee, and I don't think we have it.
This may be the single most significant piece of legislation that has come before the committee, touching every sector of the economy.
We don't know if the bill will have an appreciable impact on climate change.
Serious problems deserve serious solutions. This bill lacks analytical support and open dialogue.
It does not take an economist to realize our course is not sustainable.
It is not capitalism, it is crony capitalism.
This is not good for the rule of law, democracy or capitalism.
What we are really going to need, Madam Chairman, is an international agreement that would deal with those countries that fail to comply wit...
There is no credible analysis that suggests that this bill will be a net job creator.
We also need to deal with allowances and whether they are going to be paid for or not paid for.
The job losses also will stem from the bill's onerous mandates and requirements.
The bill will cost my State of Ohio and the country jobs.
The impact of this legislation on jobs, workers and Ohio families is at the height of my concerns with this legislation.
It is a charade of political window dressing to make crony capitalism look respectable.
If we concentrated on the incentive part of this, would we not be far better off than to create a gigantic new process?
I introduced a bill with Senator Dorgan called the National Energy Security Act.
The concept of the bill is that we charge for allowances, that raises money, and there is more money for incentives.
The problem, as I see it big picture-wise, is we do not have the technology in many of these areas.
