Political Quotes

“Bravo for our States and bravo for our communities. I think the only problem I have with the amendment is you seem to have to believe that the United States has to be involved in an international agreement for us to lead. We are the largest carbon reducer since 2015 in the world. I think the Energy and Commerce Committee over the last Congress has led with bipartisan solutions that have come to the floor. That is where we need to get to eventually, instead of the ``he said, she said,'' point fingers, ``you are bad.'' What can we do that gets across to the Senate? What can we do to get it to the President's desk? Moving an amendment and a bill that says, ``Mr. President, you got out of the Paris accord, now sign this bill to undo what you just did,'' no one believes he is going to sign that. We also know that even if he vetoes that bill, we will be able to sustain it on this side. We look forward to doing things that we did in the last Congress. We can address carbon capture, sequestration, utilization; advanced nuclear reforms; hydropower; and clean natural gas, which has also enhanced our national security; and energy efficiency. Republicans are willing to work with my colleagues on the Energy and Commerce Committee on conservation, things like energy efficiency, new source review, and forest management.…”