John Yarmuth actually said...

"One of the things that astounds me as we talk about environmental issues, and we do week after week in this subcommittee, is that we get a lot of alarmist talk."

"I suspect, and with all due deference to Texas, I don't know Texas' situation, it seems to me that that is a small price to pay to have a significant reduction in carbon emissions."

"In fact, it did receive a majority of votes in both the House and the Senate. It was only killed because of Republicans in the Senate who filibustered that bill."

"I truly appreciate the outreach that the EPA has made to Kentucky and other States."