It is something that I find just completely unacceptable.

I want to ask that my full statement be included in the record.

I also thought it was just completely inexcusable that the head of a Federal Department would make such statements about veterans.

I believe that you will be able to provide the kind of leadership that FEMA needs.

We're going to spend the next few years probably trying to push China, and 5 years from now we're going to be chasing them.

Washington seems to get paralyzed when there's a tiny bit of moisture on the road. It's bizarre.

the strength of our domestic policy will be a critical factor to galvanizing the world to enter into a global agreement in Copenhagen.

Happy Earth Day to all, and I think it is an appropriate topic, obviously, for us to be grappling with today.

Educate the American public, because if the American public feels this issue... that's what got the Montreal Protocol done.

I welcome the very full engagement with this committee.

The United States must lead with a strong commitment to reduce our own emissions, in a nationwide program.

We will need to ensure that the agreement is truly global.

the eyes of the world are focused on the United States Congress and our domestic policy process.

this country needs to understand that today the top 30 companies in the world, in solar, wind, and advanced batteries--of the top 30, only 6 are based in the United States.

The danger is very, very real... the opportunity is enormous.

EPA has taken a bold first step by proposing that carbon pollution is a danger to our health and welfare.

We cannot meet ambitious reduction goals without concerted efforts to conserve the world's tropical forests.

We must work to promote research, development, and the wide-scale deployment of clean energy technologies.