Political Quotes

“Thanks very much. Madam President, I rise again today to speak on an upcoming vote later on the majority leader's Green New Deal resolution. To my colleagues, I would just say that I think we have a serious choice to make. Either we can acknowledge the climate crisis that our planet faces and confront it head-on, or we can turn our backs to it and walk away. I think the clock is ticking, and we need to not walk away. While it is clear that a majority of Americans are calling on Congress to work together to address climate change, a number of our Republican colleagues--not all--have chosen to devote their time to deriding the Green New Deal instead of acknowledging the 800-pound gorilla in the room and crafting an action plan to do something about it while we still have time. Madam President, I will ask unanimous consent to offer a very simple resolution here in a few minutes. I think my friend from Wisconsin is probably here to reserve the right to object to that, which is his right. It is a pretty simple resolution. There are three parts to it. The first part of the resolution that I will be offering is that climate change is real. The second part of the resolution is that we as human beings have a lot to do with this problem. The last part of it is that we ought to do something about it. ``We'' includes the U.S. Congress. I have been asked a fair amount today: Well, what should we do about it? What should we do about it?…”