"It seems to me, if we take a larger view of the Gold King Mine disaster, and we move forward with legislation, that something like the Hardrock Mining Reform and Reclamation Act would provide the funding for cleaning up these abandoned mine sites."
"I am very sorry it took this tragedy, and I am sorry for some of the actions that have been taken; but I am really glad that we are focusing our attention on what is frequently ignored or forgotten--a..."
"I would like to urge all my colleagues here today to become co-sponsors of this important legislation, and help us to prevent the next abandoned mine contamination release before it happens."
"I think if we ended up in a war with Iran, we would win handily, obviously."
"The SCC, or the social cost of carbon, is derived by estimating the cost of the damage to society of emitting a single metric ton of carbon dioxide."
"For years, the world's top economists have been saying that in not accounting for climate change, we have created a market failure."
"With each ton of carbon emitted, we are deciding now between the well-being of current and the well-being of future generations."
"The social cost of carbon (SCC) puts the effects of those greenhouse gas emissions into a monetary context."
"Polluting industries are pumping out greenhouse gases free of charge, but others, such as taxpayers, property owners, and also healthcare systems, are and will be paying for the resulting damage."
"Absolutely."
"It is long past time for the BLM to modernize these out-of-date regulations."