Political Quotes

“I thank the Presiding Officer, and I also want to thank my friend Senator Whitehouse, such a great leader on this issue. I am really glad that Senator Inhofe, my good friend, came down to the floor. He deserves a thank you because he has laid out why he denies the obvious, and that is that this planet is warming and it is due to human activity. Frankly, it is his right to turn his back on 97 percent of the scientists just like the deniers did when we learned that it was, in fact, smoking that was causing an epidemic of lung cancer. I respect Senator Inhofe. I am glad he came. But I have to say, I am sad that we haven't seen any Republicans come here except for Senator Inhofe who has written a whole book on this--and we know his views--but we don't see anybody else. Let me tell you what we know from our other colleagues. Let's just take the Speaker--the Republican Speaker of the House, who said when asked about climate change--he kind of has a different view than Senator Inhofe, as does Senator Rubio. This is what they said when asked what they think about climate change. Their answer is: Well, I am not a scientist. What do I know? Well, right. They are not. Why don't you listen, then, to 97 percent of the scientists, if you admit that you are not a scientist? What are Speaker Boehner or Senator Rubio or the others who are these deniers saying? They are now saying they are not a scientist.…”