"I find it frivolous that our colleagues across the aisle rejected the best bipartisan package we ever had, at least since I have been in Congress, on immigration."
"The military actually has really led the way in American history in terms of overcoming segregation, and Jim Crow, and the barriers to integration and diversity."
"this legislation would actually affect a hundred percent of the people in the military and a hundred percent of people in Foreign Service."
"the logic of the legislation is airtight."
"Instead of telling the world about the perils of global warming, in changing their business model, the companies deliberately suppressed relevant scientific findings for decades."
"In 2019, we called a hearing in House Oversight on what the oil and gas companies knew about climate change and when they knew it."
"What are we talking about other than the fate of our species?"
"I think there was an opportunity there for Big Oil and Big Gas to be heroes."
"The idea that natural gas is the panacea for what ails us in carbon emissions is just a pure fantasy and everybody knows it."
"Well, let's go back to the Inflation Reduction Act."
"When the United States Congress comes calling, you owe it to the Congress, the representatives of the people, to give the information."
"the companies that are profiting handsomely from this business model have to pay for the costs associated with it"