Political Quotes

“Mr. President, what we are about to debate is an unprecedented move by the Senator and her cosponsors to overturn a health finding made by health experts and scientific experts in order to stand with the special interests. Now that is clear to me, regardless of what is said on this floor. I listened to my colleague. I never heard her say we want to overturn the experts who found that carbon pollution is a danger to the health of our families. Now, look, it is very reasonable to debate the best way to clean up the air from carbon pollution. I have a way I think is the best that is supported by many in the environmental community, many in the business community. I have a letter signed--which I would ask to be printed in the Record--by 80 businesses that just took out an ad and said: Let's get on with it. They want to set up the type of system that I do, which would give maximum flexibility to business. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that letter be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Dear President Obama and Members of Congress As you set the nation's legislative agenda and policy priorities for the Second Session of the 111th Congress, we, American business leaders from companies of all sizes and sectors of our economy, call on you to move swiftly and boldly to enact comprehensive energy and climate legislation.…”