I am convinced that making sure that we did not stop scientists in the 1970's was critical.

I am going to do everything I can, as a United States senator, to not foreclose scientific options for progress and opportunity for people like yourself.

All of those with Parkinson's and Alzheimer's and other diseases want to see the Federal Government get behind them.

I don't see any strategy to plausibly attain what was set out in 1992 on a voluntary basis. I just don't see it.

I think we can use what you've said today to force the Administration and force our Government to abandon this position of denial.

Your bipartisan approach is exactly the way to attack this issue.

There is no way we're going to meet what Framework Convention says.

We know, for example, the carbon sequestration programs can make a genuine difference.

What plausible reason would there be for not moving ahead aggressively here?

the breakthrough legislation that Senators McCain and Lieberman have introduced is that in this carbon--in this Climate Stewardship Act, they have said that this should be one of the range of options available to businesses

I think we ought to be moving forward.

I had a town meeting in Prineville just last weekend in Central Oregon, and they were raving--in fact, timber industry leaders were raving about EDF and your efforts to reach out and bring people together.

There are going to be other bills, as well. I have a chance to wear multiple hats, because I sit on this Committee, and I also sit on the Environmental Committee.

In Oregon State University, they found that forestry alone might be up to a quarter of the solution to the global warming problem.

The world does not agree with our position, and they do not agree by an overwhelming majority.

I just don't think these workshops are going to cut it.

The problem is, nobody in the world agrees with us.

I support research, but it is critically important that we act.