Jerry McNerney actually said...

"I sympathize with Mr. McKinley. He emphasizes the consequences of a transition, but what about the consequences of continuing carbon emissions?"

"California's energy challenges are largely due to wildfires and other climate-related disasters which are caused by excessive carbon emissions."

"The academic ideas incorporated in the majority's aggressive energy policies are neither equitable nor just for my constituents in southeast Indiana."

"Thank you. Well, my time has expired. I'm embarrassed that I didn't get to ask a Nobel Prize winner a question in the Science Committee, but I'll submit something for the record. Thank you. I yield ba..."