Political Quotes

“first, I extend my gratitude to Senator Boxer for her extraordinary leadership on this issue, a bipartisan issue, with Senator Lieberman, Senator Warner, and so many others on both sides of the aisle. In the history of our country and of this great institution, the Senate, there have been many occasions when Senators have come to the floor and spoken of threats to the security of the United States of America. Those threats usually came in the form of dictators or ideologies such as communism and fascism, and we mobilized American opinion behind fighting those threats. We asked great sacrifices from our people to come forward to make sure future generations would enjoy the freedoms and opportunities we enjoy today, which many take for granted. The debate today is about another threat, a very real threat, to the future not only of the United States but to all the countries in the world. It is a common threat. This bill is about reducing carbon pollution that causes global warming. It uses free market incentives to protect American jobs and creates international sanctions for those countries that do not participate. It is a tried and true approach. We have used this very same approach, as this bill suggests, to successfully reduce acid rain. So we know it works. We know how compelling it is for us to move on it, and move on it quickly. Delay on this subject will mean even greater sacrifices in the future.”