Political Quotes

“first I thank Senator Whitehouse for his extraordinary work on an issue that affects the United States and the global community, and that is the reality of climate change and the impact it is having on the United States and on the global community. Senator Whitehouse and I, along with eight other Members of this Senate, represented the United States at the COP21 conference in Paris in which over 190 nations came together on an action plan to deal with climate and climate change. That would not have happened but for U.S. leadership. I am proud of the work that was done by the United States in setting up a blueprint so we can deal with the impact of climate change in the international community. We can talk about the specific aspects of climate change and the impact it is having on the security of America. We can talk about the number of climate refugees--people who are going to be forced to leave their lands because of the rising sea level. We can talk about the impact of famine by droughts and floods that are occurring as a result of climate change. We can listen to our generals talk about the impact it has on our national security. I start by saying that this is an issue of international concern that affects America's security. We can do something about it, and we have done something about it. U.S. leadership has brought about a game plan to deal with this issue.…”