"Climate change is a real and present threat to our national security, which most likely will get worse."
"I signed a letter along with Secretary Kerry and 56 other senior national security officials asking that the President not dispute and undermine military and intelligent judgments on climate change."
"We are deeply concerned by reports that the National Security Council officials are considering forming a committee to dispute and undermine military and intelligence judgments on the threat posed by ..."
"This committee will weaken our ability to respond to real threats, putting American lives at risk."
"Lives are already being lost in America. We are losing lives today."
"The science is telling us it is happening."
"Imagine what happens as climate change gets worse and you have millions of people that have to move because they cannot eat, they cannot drink."
"the marketplace has made its decision. In America, it is not the Congress who has decided that coal plants are closing. It is the market."
"I think that the key is to come together in a bipartisan way to move forward."
"What is going to win this battle is something called mission innovation."
"America needs to have carbon pricing."
"Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez has, in fact, offered more leadership in one day or in one week than President Trump has in his lifetime on this subject."