Political Quotes

“This amendment is not about making a statement about climate change or the validity of science. This amendment is about fiscal responsibility and efficiency. More than 50 universities and institutions around the globe are engaged in climate modeling. This particular issue is being addressed very well by the academic and nonprofit sector, with much greater efficiency and speed than government bureaucracy can offer. Can I remind you of the VA? The government doesn't do anything very well at all, and we need to start looking at this. When we talk about responsibility, $19 trillion in debt, there are some apples that we need to start coming to look at. When we start looking at institutions that are actually doing this, they are hardly second-tier institutions--the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT for short; the University of California, Berkeley. There are some really good people out there doing this work on our behalf. When we start looking at efficacies and effectiveness, we need to look no further than the private sector and the universities that are already doing this. This is something we don't need to be duplicitous in and be partisan in our outcomes. I ask my colleagues to vote for this amendment. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Gosar). The amendment was agreed to. Amendment No. 24 Offered by Mr. Al Green of Texas”