Ben Cardin

We have already seen significant flooding at the U.S. Naval Academy.

Adaptation plans are absolutely necessary for public health, economic and environmental reasons.

The Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act provides that needed structure, clarifying responsibilities, the framework for the data and assessments that need to be completed, and funding to get this work underway.

We need to start making different decisions now to make sure we are targeting our investments smartly.

Adaptation. This is word that is the shorthand for the changes we, as a society, need to make to be better prepared for the changes that we are and will continue to experience as a result of climate change.

Chairman Boxer, I know I speak for the Members of the Committee, thank you for the very informative hearing that has been put together today.

And we look forward to more creativity from the members of the panel.

Climate change framework that will unleash the power of American capitalism and the innovative genius of American entrepreneurs.

It has gone up 500 percent over the last 9 years.

The direct threat that our energy policies pose to our national security, including climate change and sea level increases.

We have to do a better job with nuclear. We need the whole package for the sake of our national security.

We can do everything that we can to deal with oil, we just do not have enough of it.

That is what, I think, is the most exciting thing about this bill, Madam Chair, is that we unleash the American economy with predictability.

This bill, I think, in a way does change it. Not in a way. It does change it, because it gives a predictable return for energy sources that have a friendlier carbon footprint.

One of the reasons we have been unable to get investors in nuclear energy is because of the uncertainty.

Predictability is so important for investment. Industry knows how to adjust if they know what to expect.

I agree with Senator Voinovich that it would be far better than to try to do deal with this through the WTO.

We need to set reasonable targets in Copenhagen, we need to have a mechanism to achieve those targets.

I have urged our negotiators in Copenhagen to deal with enforcement.

Well, Madam Chair, let me just thank all of our witnesses that are here, and I am really looking forward to today's hearing.

You have put the Environment back into the Protection Agency.

Transportation represents 30 percent of our greenhouse gas emissions and 60 or 70 percent of our oil use.

I thank you for your public service, taking on the incredibly important jobs that you are taking on in the Obama administration.

This bill recognizes the role transit will play in reducing vehicle emissions.

I am confident that the work my colleagues and I have put into the legislation we are considering today will provide the legal framework, business incentives and consumer protections necessary to move America toward a more prosperous…