Political Quotes

“Less science, more pollution--that is, unbelievably, the Republican plan. I want to just refer to what my colleague said. This is not long-ball time. This is emergency time where we have to deal with a worldwide environmental crisis, and this bill is just the latest attack on clean air and clean water. And as the threat of climate change becomes increasingly clear, Republicans are trying to reverse the progress that we have made to address this global challenge. President Trump proposed gutting the Environmental Protection Agency, and this week he signed an executive order to ignore the effects of climate change, increase drilling on Federal lands, and undo efforts to promote renewable energy. Meanwhile, Republicans in Congress have voted to block environmental protections. Republicans are replacing President Obama's Clean Power Plan with, essentially, a dirty power plan that will pollute our air and contaminate our water and put our children and our grandchildren at risk. Those actions further confirm Republicans' place on the wrong side of history. It is time for America to lead, not to ignore reality. We should be investing in clean, job-producing energy. We should be at the forefront of the fight against climate change. My constituents and most Americans expect to drink clean water and breathe fresh air. They want to protect our planet for future generations. Republicans, today, have it backward. We need more science and less pollution.…”