Robert Menendez actually said...

As you've well noted, the situation is grim. The challenge presents us with equally great opportunities for action.

I also believe that properly constructed markets, such as a cap-and-trade system, can be a powerful tool to lower emissions in an efficient ...

if we don't act, the overall costs and risks of climate change will be equivalent to losing at least 5 percent of global GDP each year, now ...

let's determine what the true costs of lowering greenhouse gas emissions are, versus the costs of climate-change impacts.