Political Quotes

“The letter says ``Business Support for EPA's authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.'' It is a letter from Anne Kelly, who is director of this organization. She writes: We are writing as major U.S. businesses to urge you to oppose all amendments or other measures that would block, delay or curtail EPA's ability to take action on the regulation of greenhouse gas emissions. It is not business friendly. It is friendly, these terrible amendments, to the biggest polluters in America who today took out a full-page ad. I guess they can afford $20,000--maybe it is 50, I don't know what it costs--for a whole page, saying: ``Stopping EPA's job- killing greenhouse gas regulation.'' Of course, who are they? The Industrial Minerals Association, the National Mining Association, the National Petrochemical & Refiners Association, Petroleum Marketers Association of America, Society of Chemical Manufacturers, et cetera, et cetera. I guess the question for us as a body is, Whom do we stand with, the biggest polluters in America or the American people, 69 percent of whom said in a bipartisan poll: ``EPA should update Clean Air Act standards with stricter air pollution limits.'' This group in this body, for whatever reason--and I respect their reasons, I just strongly disagree with them--are saying: Stop EPA, stop. Mr. President, 68 percent believe Congress should not stop EPA from enforcing Clean Air Act standards. That is what these amendments do.…”