"If we could come together around a carbon tax."
"The impacts of dangerous climate change are a daily reality that we simply cannot ignore."
"It is unfortunate, because I think it is hard to address a problem that people are busy denying is a real problem."
"You are on the wrong side of the people and you are on the wrong side of history."
"So I just have to say that your outrage doesn't match the law."
"Proposals like the one offered by U.S. Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Rand Paul (R-KY) would allow companies to choose to repatriate offshore taxes at the bargain-basement rate of only 6.5 percent."
"This is what I call a really good day in this committee. I hope it starts a trend in the Senate."
"This bill comes not a minute too soon, because we are 38 days away from the expiration of the current highway program extension."
"We have 61,300 structurally deficient bridges in the U.S., and 50 percent of our roads are in less than good condition."
"This is really good to have the leaders in the House, I know the Democrats feel the same way, if we can all work together."
"If we have Mitch McConnell encouraged, if we have John Boehner encouraged, we have proven we can do this."