Political Quotes

On the recordMarch 26, 2015
I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To create a point of order against legislation that would use tax dollars to censor publicly-funded climate science) At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. ____. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST USING TAX DOLLARS TO CENSOR PUBLICLY-FUNDED CLIMATE SCIENCE. It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would censor or otherwise limit the ability of any Federal employee or Federal agency to use in official documents or presentations terms common in scientific literature describing atmospheric, climate, weather, or oceanic processes, including terms relevant to changes in the global climate system or other risks to human health, the environment, and the economy related to air pollution.
Said by
Bill Nelson
Democratic · Florida

Share

More from Bill Nelson

Feb 22, 2025

All of us have a responsibility to protect our home planet. After all, it's the only one we have.

newsweek.com
May 16, 2023

I would say that there is a significant difference of opinion about that.

congress.gov
May 16, 2023

We go with commercial partners because the third mission, we are going into lunar orbit.

congress.gov
May 16, 2023

One of the reasons you and I were able to accomplish so much on this committee is both of us worked very hard to keep politics out of NASA and to focus on the core mission of exploration.

congress.gov

Other voices in this conversation