"I am grateful for all the panelists."
"We have seen more recently financial regulators take more seriously the impact of climate on our larger financial system, but as you point out, we have got to do much more."
"I think it is critical that we make more investment, both public investments with Government funds but also help leverage private investment, into investing in those communities."
"I think folks knew for a long time prior to Hurricane Katrina what happened in the old 9th Ward was predictable."
"This is a moral moment. This is a defining moment in America. And this is a fight for the soul of our democracy and all of us have a dog in that fight."
"The American people are being crowded out and squeezed out of their own democracy, and I`m going to do everything in my power as a United States senator to give the people their voice back."
"what's at stake is the viability and the health and the credibility of our democracy -- that sacred idea of one person, one vote."
"If we find ourselves in a situation where politicians don`t even have to have the majority to do whatever it is they want to do, then the future of all of our children is imperiled."
"So, let’s be clear. I’m not here today to spiral into the procedural argument regarding whether the filibuster in general has merits or has outlived its usefulness. I’m here to say that this issue is ..."
"It is a contradiction to say we must protect minority rights in the Senate, while refusing to protect minority rights in the society."
"Some politicians did not approve of the choice made by the majority of voters in a hard-fought election in which each side got a chance to make its case to the voters. And rather than adjusting their ..."