Political Quotes

“I wish to be clear about this. If the Paul resolution passes--which I don't think it will, it is so extreme-- people in 38 States, 248 million people, will be adversely impacted with filthy, dirty air. In the Senator's own State of Kentucky, the prediction is, based on science, that between 530 people and 1,400 people will succumb to premature death. So we are not talking about some political argument. We are talking about the very life and death of the people we represent. I wish to thank Senators Durbin, Whitehouse, Lautenberg, Shaheen, and Ayotte for already speaking out on the floor against the Paul resolution. I hope we will have a big vote because we are dealing with the health of the people, with the health of the children, with the ability of people to work--because if we cannot breathe, we cannot work--and we are dealing with jobs, many jobs, over 1 million jobs that are created as a result of clean technology. Senator Paul insulted the people of America. There was a poll just taken last month where 67 percent of voters support the cross-state air pollution rule. That is 85 percent of Democrats, 68 percent of Independents, and 48 percent of Republicans. Are they extremists? No. They are mainstream. Are the groups who support this rule extremists? I think the Senator owes an apology to the American Lung Association for making it sound as if they are for air pollution rules because they are getting some kind of payoff.…”