Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, we have heard people talk about how this bill is going to help address climate change, and we have heard people try to suggest that our side doesn't care about it. The facts actually paint a very different story. My friends on the other side of the aisle came in and tried very hard to force legislation that would mandate reductions in emissions in the power sector. That was going to significantly drive up energy costs. Thankfully, Congress didn't enact it. But do you know what actually happened? By letting innovators innovate, by Congress not coming in and forcing regulatory mandates and forcing and choosing different types of energy technologies, the United States has reduced emissions more than the next 12 emissions-reducing countries combined. Is it because of Congress' actions? No. It is because Americans are innovative, and Americans innovated their way out of this. We have been leading the world. What this legislation does is it goes back, and it fails to learn from the lessons of the past. It tries to force technologies. Right now, electric vehicle sales represent 2 percent of sales. Consumers don't want them. In my home State, we drive pickup trucks and put our boats behind them. But don't worry, because according to Car and Driver, you are going to get to pull your boat 100 miles, and then you get to stop at a charging station, paid for by this bill.…”