I believe strongly that Thomas Friedman got it right in his book when he wrote that the ability to develop clean power and energy efficient technologies is going to become the defining measure of a country's economic standing…

The only area of growth in jobs, the only one, has been clean energy.

There is not book written on this. We are writing it. We are writing one of the chapters today.

History; history does not lie.

I am stunned that you would say what you say coming from my home State.

I think it is important, when we have a debate here, that we look at the diversity of opinion and who agrees and disagrees.

I remember that the thing about Ronald Reagan that everyone loved, you could not help but love, was this optimism that we are America, and we can do it.

I do not know why we argue about everything. That is the fact.

the bill we are putting together, the biggest priority is softening the blow on our trade sensitive industries and our consumers.

the analysis by the Congressional Budget Office shows that the lowest quintile, the people you say are the most vulnerable, actually come out ahead by $40 due to the automatic refunds that people will be getting on their utility bills.

I believe that when we pass strong clean energy legislation that cuts our dependence on foreign oil and protects our children from pollution, we will also provide the impetus that will restore American leadership in the world economy.

there are some people in the Senate that do not believe that it is really happening.

Jobs in the clean energy economy grew at a faster rate than total jobs in the Golden State between 1998 and 2007.

any legislation Congress enacts must consider the impacts that costs will have on small and minority-owned businesses.

California small businesses' competitive edge over their counterparts is because while they are wasting money on inefficiency, we are spending it on employees building a better product.

climate change is a vital issue that must be addressed.

We have to hear everybody's views. We have to see where people are coming from. We have to judge what is best.

Every major nuclear company that I am aware of supports the Waxman-Markey bill.

I want to welcome everyone on the panel. We will be addressing opportunities for businesses and sectors like ag and forestry in the fight against global warming.

I so appreciate your leadership on this. You make common sense.

We either hasten the effort to find alternatives, or run the risk of impairing the health of our children.

Thank you so much. I just want to say to the other members of the panel that I have been called away for a very urgent meeting right now on the issue of global climate change.

I would like for the President to be half as interested in 100 nuclear power plants as he is in windmills.

At the same time, it is essential that offsets in fact reduce emissions and that they can be monitored and verified.

In May, the President brought together the Federal Government, the State of California, and the auto industry behind a nationwide program to cut new carbon emissions from vehicles and raise gas mileage requirements.