Tom Carper actually said...

"I think it was like 52 percent below what they were in 2005. This announcement helps, we think, we hope, to put our country on a path toward net zero emissions by 2050."

"I quoted Oliver Wendell Holmes, who said that taxes are what we pay for a civilized society."

"Last week our President celebrated Earth Day by committing the United States to becoming 50-percent cleaner in terms of greenhouse gas emissions by the end of the decade."

"Through my work on this committee, and as chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, I remain committed to passing laws that would drive down dangerous emissions and clean energy c..."