The Bush administration wasted 8 precious long years.

The U.S. has always been a leader among other nations, and we are leading the way to address dangerous climate change.

I couldn't agree with you more. I agree that the carbon tax, cap and trade, the things I have been fighting for.

The opponents of doing anything under the Clean Air Act took the case to the Supreme Court.

Fortunately, the Obama administration has taken serious steps to address this growing crisis by reducing dangerous carbon pollution.

The U.S. has always been a leader. We don't sit back and let other countries lead the way.

The Clean Air Act will reduce carbon dioxide emissions, there is no doubt about it.

The issue has been settled.

I hope that we can address the question of regulatory burden in this Committee, but I don't think that we can address the question of regulatory burden in the context of a Committee that refuses to acknowledge that climate change is real.

It is unfortunate, because I think it is hard to address a problem that people are busy denying is a real problem.

So I just have to say that your outrage doesn't match the law.

The impacts of dangerous climate change are a daily reality that we simply cannot ignore.