Political Quotes

“I want to associate myself with the gentleman from California, and I thank him for his comments. I rise today in strong opposition to the measure before us. If enacted, this measure would block Federal funding for the EPA's new plan to limit tailpipe emissions from light- and medium-duty vehicles, such as cars and pickup trucks. Nearly every day, we see signs of a planet in crisis--wildfires ravaging our lands, polluted air filling our lungs, extreme heat gripping our communities, and much, much more. Scientists have repeatedly sounded the alarm. We are running out of time to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and slow climate change for the health of our planet--and there is no planet B. Instead of coming together to tackle this challenge head on and create jobs at the same time, some of our colleagues want to stop a rule to limit greenhouse gas emissions, which we know to have a substantial warming effect on our planet. So why is it important to tackle emissions from the transportation sector? To explain that, let's start with the age-old story about a guy named Willie Sutton--a notorious bank robber during the Great Depression. At his trial--he got arrested, and they dragged him before the court. At his trial, the judge famously asked him: Mr. Sutton, why do you rob banks? And he replied famously: Your Honor, that is where the money is.…”