"I want to thank the 15 co-sponsors that joined me in supporting this bipartisan legislation."
"Thank you for scheduling this bill-S. 555-for a hearing today."
"I do believe with a pride of authorship here we've struck the right balance in the bill."
"We can't have another 10 years go by without action."
"Thank you for your leadership and for the pioneering work you've done in this important area."
"Thank you. I think there's, Mr. Chairman, a lot of violent agreement on this point."
"The national parks, simply put, give us the ability to better understand, mitigate, and adapt to a changing climate."
"It is our job to make sure that we protect and create the opportunity for all our national parks to adapt to the most sever impacts of climate change."
"I do believe we cannot afford to not respond. As Dr. Williams suggested, if we do not address it now, it will cost us a much greater price later on."
"I feel that if we do fully fund research projects and adaptation projects, then I feel truly what is going to happen is that we are going to get in front--we are going to be proactive in getting in fr..."
"It is incumbent upon the Federal Government to work with us in partnership to create new strategies, new policies to address what we have always wanted to do."