"the issue of unleashing the dirtiest source of energy, the tar sands in Canada, is a dangerous and unnecessary way in my view to proceed right now."
"I have suggested and will suggest again that my friends on the Republican side of the aisle ought to get their heads out of the tar sands."
"I can't imagine that efforts by this body to get funding--by this body to gut EPA funding--we are talking about cutting, including the interior and environmental appropriations bill, by 34 percent, a ..."
"I believe that the threat to at least human life on our planet is the greatest challenge that humankind has faced."
"This is a moment of great opportunity that I fear as a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee that we are squandering."
"I especially want to welcome Former Congressman Cal Dooley."
"While I am committed to strengthening our economic ties to our European allies, I do have serious concerns that an agreement with inadequate safeguards could hurt American consumers, workers, public h..."
"That objective, I have to tell you, raises many red flags for me."
"I don't believe that the fuel economy standards that President Obama negotiated with auto manufacturers, which reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 6 billion metric tons over 8 years, saving the average..."
"I don't believe that standards that keep the toys our children and grandchildren play with and the food we eat safe are unnecessary."
"I want to make very clear my view that access to essential medicines should be debated out in the open, not in secret trade discussions."
"I am much more concerned about saving people's lives than adding to the already large profits of the pharmaceutical companies."