Richard Lugar actually said...

"this is why the credibility of all of our activities at the grassroots is very important."

"I have no vested interest in it, I do not manage the center, but, it was named for me a while back because of my enthusiasm for the subject."

"if we're all going to approach this as a worldwide effort, we somehow will have to get over the nit-picking."

"As the chairman has pointed out, China's actions are critical to the success of any global effort to meaningfully reduce carbon emissions."