Thomas R. Carper: “The situation is not hopeless. Working together, we can prevent the worst impacts of global warming by reducing…”

I usually default to the golden rule, and I think in this case it's a pretty good guide as well.

We are delighted to be able to move the legislation today.

If I had known--as you know, the breadth of the issues that we cover in this Committee are enormous. It is impossible for any of us to fully master each of them.

I want to thank our members for being here today.