Political Quotes

“This amendment seeks to prohibit funding for the EPA's Global Change Research Program, which will result in more resilient communities, mitigate the impacts of climate change, and protect our world for future generations. The gentleman who proposed this amendment said that there is too much research on climate change and that climate change alarmism, as he called it, is immoral. In my perspective, not being alarmed by the possibility of climate change is actually immoral. Our responsibility is to care for and protect future generations, to care for and protect the planet. He said that the impact is too great on businesses and is creating problems for businesses. I say if we don't deal with climate change, we are impacting all of our businesses that have to deal with things in my State like sea level rise, adverse weather impacts, flooding, drought, all the things that are impacting our farmers, natural resource-based businesses, and communities. It is our responsibility to do something about this. To say it is just alarmist or that somehow we shouldn't talk about it, research it, or do something about it is putting our heads in the sand and not taking responsibility for what we need to do. Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to reject this amendment, and I reserve the balance of my time.”