Political Quotes

“Madam President, today has been great day for the American people, a great day for our democracy and for bipartisanship. Some of you may know that just hours ago, over at the White House, a determined group of Republicans and Democrats, led by Senator Kyrsten Sinema, Senator Rob Portman, Senator Joe Manchin, Senator Susan Collins, and a number of others, announced a deal on an infrastructure package with the White House that represents the largest investment in infrastructure in a generation. This is a big accomplishment that I will talk about in a few moments, but I also want to bring attention to something that happened earlier today on the floor here that may just go overlooked because of the other important news of the day. By a vote of 92 to 8, this Senate passed the Growing Climate Solutions Act, introduced by my friend and colleague from Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow, the chair of the Agriculture Committee, and my friend and colleague from Indiana Senator Mike Braun, who is my cochair of the Climate Solutions Caucus. This bill, the Growing Climate Solutions Act, is a great example of how we can bring everyone to the table to find common ground on solutions that will protect our environment, help create jobs, and combat climate change.…”