Political Quotes

“I rise this afternoon to speak in support of the historic legislation we are considering today, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. A little over a week ago, when I heard the news that there was an agreement reached to move forward on this legislation, I could not help but feel an overwhelming sense of relief and of joy, and I am not alone in feeling that way. I felt relief in knowing that, after months of negotiations and years of hard work from volunteers, from activists, from policy experts, from leaders at all levels of government and industry, and from so many others, we had finally broken the logjam on major climate and clean energy legislation. I felt joy in knowing that we were one step closer to delivering a major victory for the American people, one that will help reduce inflation and create good-paying jobs at the same time. My belief is that this legislation is an answer to our prayers for a brighter future for our Nation and for our planet. I might say to all of these young people who are sitting up here--we have a bunch of our pages who are here from all over the country; they are, for the most part, rising juniors and seniors--that they remind me a lot of our grandchildren, frankly, in my family and, for folks, of a lot of their children. This is for you. This is for your generation. This is for our kids, our grandchildren, our nieces, our nephews. This is for you.…”