I am against a carbon tax because it is regressive. It hurts poor people the most.

the numbers always win. You can't escape them. And currently, we are in a place where we have got time, but it takes political will and discipline.

I think a price signal will lead to innovations.

I think if we still have a Budget Committee, we ought to use it through regular order to at least put something out there.

You don't have the printing press in the basement, and you do not have a credit card that is automatically renewable.

I certainly think if we don't have smart policy that addresses the issue domestically, other countries are less likely to act.

the heaviest lifting would have to be done through spending if you want to get to a balanced budget.

America's air has been getting steadily cleaner.

my Carbon Pricing Bill was priced out at about $2 trillion over 10 years.

So, in 2019 we spent about 4.5 trillion. 2020 we did the CARES Act, and that was bipartisan.

I am against a carbon tax because it is regressive. It hurts poor people the most.

What we need to do is use our own oil and natural gas resources.

We are entering into a much broader discussion. It is right in front of us now with what is happening over in the House in terms of debt limit.

the numbers always win. You can't escape them. And currently, we are in a place where we have got time, but it takes political will and discipline.

We are entering into a much broader discussion. It is right in front of us now with what is happening over in the House in terms of debt limit.

Running $2 trillion deficits, the Trump tax cuts, which by the way were getting close to paying for themselves pre-COVID, that is chump change, $150 billion per year.

my Carbon Pricing Bill was priced out at about $2 trillion over 10 years.

We just don't have an economy that will give us more revenue.

We are consistently going broke as a country because we are projected to be $51 trillion in debt in just 10 years.

the heaviest lifting would have to be done through spending if you want to get to a balanced budget.

the numbers always win. You can't escape them. And currently, we are in a place where we have got time, but it takes political will and discipline.

We just don't have an economy that will give us more revenue.

I certainly think if we don't have smart policy that addresses the issue domestically, other countries are less likely to act.

The most important thing is we have got to survive into the mid and long-term financially.

We are entering into a much broader discussion. It is right in front of us now with what is happening over in the House in terms of debt limit.