Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I thank my colleague from Rhode Island, Senator Whitehouse, for his leadership. He has never given up on this, and he will never give up. We have many important issues ahead, one of which I am going to address--climate change--about this nominee and the fact that every country in the world now, including Nicaragua and Syria, have pledged to be part of this international climate change agreement, which is so important for reducing greenhouse gases. I thank Senator Whitehouse for carrying the torch on this for so long. I join him today in rising to speak about the nominee who the Senate is currently considering to lead the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Air and Radiation. If confirmed, Mr. William Wehrum will be tasked with carrying out and managing critical Agency functions related to controlling airborne pollution, improving air quality, monitoring greenhouse gases, and overseeing energy efficiency standards. By the way, I was always proud that the first bill I introduced to the U.S. Senate when I got here was a bill with Olympia Snowe, who is my Republican mentor. That bill required the Agency to start collecting data on greenhouse gas emissions. I take this very personally. The Agency ended up deciding to do it itself, as Senator Whitehouse is aware. But it was my first bill, and I decided that was a good first bill.…”