Barack Obama actually said...

"H.R. 8 would stifle the Nation's move toward energy efficiency by severely hampering the Department of Energy's ability to provide technical support for building code development and State implementat..."

"As the two largest economies in the world and the two largest carbon emitters, we have both determined that it is our responsibility to take action."

"We hope to build on that today."

"One of the enemies that we'll be fighting at this conference is cynicism, the notion we can't do anything about climate change."