Political Quotes

“Absolutely. I think the other point the Senator made is tying this all to Citizens United and the fact that these polluters are only focused on this: They do not want competition. Let us be clear. These multinationals do not want competition. The fact is they see solar on the horizon, wind, geothermal, clean energy. They even see natural gas, which has, if it is done right, half of the carbon pollution, and they are holding on through this ride of the century. They will not work with us. It is more than sad. But I will say this in closing my remarks tonight. We have a new energy, if you will, in this body. We have more than 20 percent of this Senate that has formed together in our action task force that Senator Whitehouse and I are heading. We are going to take action. We are going to be heard. We are going to wake the Congress, which is what has to happen. I want to say to my friend how much it means to me--someone who felt pretty much isolated on these issues for a while--and how important it is that even though my colleague said--and I quote him--you were sick of coming down and speaking, I hope you will not get sick of it. I hope you will not get tired of it. I will predict, and the Senator knows I am right, a lot of us are going to be joining him pretty soon. So not only will my colleague's voice be heard but many other voices will be heard and that will echo around this Nation. There are so many issues we have to deal with.…”