Political Quotes

“I am going to be shortly joined by my distinguished colleague from Rhode Island, Senator Whitehouse, for an exchange we will have, but in order to preserve the time on the floor, I will start. I come to the floor today to once again join the Senator from Rhode Island in calling attention to the crisis that is climate change. I want to thank my friend Senator Whitehouse for his passion, his persistence, and his refusal to let the Senate be silent in the face of one of the greatest threats to ever confront our Nation and the world. Some say we can't afford to invest in clean, renewable, American-made energy. I say we cannot afford not to. The fact is, every year that goes by without a comprehensive strategy to reduce the carbon pollution responsible for warming our planet is another year in which the Federal Government of the United States fails to protect future generations from the immense environmental, economic, and human costs inflicted by climate change. I yearn for the day that this body summons the courage to stand up to the special interests and boldly confront this challenge, for the longer we wait, the more expensive and the less effective we will be. And if you don't believe me, just look at our National Flood Insurance Program, which is already in dire need of comprehensive, forward- thinking reform. I have spent the better part of the past 2 years bringing Democrats and Republicans together in support of such a plan.…”