Bob Menendez

We look forward to working with you to make this passage a reality.

I know that Chairman Dodd has a unique opportunity here, not only as the Chairman of the full Committee, but as a senior member of the Health, Education, and Labor Committee, to help us meld this together.

I think it is a terrific idea and I commend you, Mr. Chairman and Senator Johanns and others for championing this.

We must avoid systemic risk to the markets.

I believe the SEC's rules have effectively placed 'increased liquidity' as a value above fair execution of trades for all investors.

Rapid advances in technology... are moving us from an investor's market to a trader's market.

Transitioning our vehicles to natural gas would, of course, offer the dual accomplishment of mitigating emissions and reducing dependency on foreign oil.

The impact on average wellhead prices is expected to be insignificant.

Many of my colleagues continue to promote the view that if we drill for more oil on the Outer Continental Shelf, we will soon drill our way into energy independence and low oil prices.

That's why, along with my colleague, Senator Hatch and the majority leader, Senator Reid, and Senator Murkowski, we introduced the Nat Gas Act.

When the economy fully rebounds, there are few, I think, who do not believe we'll see, again, a spike in oil prices.

If you go by the adage of don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good, then I think, well, we have got to make the sausage.

Do you feel like the end justifies the means and if it takes us buying off every organization and every interest group in the country to get it passed, it makes sense?

I am not talking about adaptation and I am not talking about the Amazon.

That would be something for negotiation and clearly something that if we come in with a significant threshold, we will be in a better position to negotiate on.

I think while the position is pretty well understood in the United States that we do not think that China and India should be recipients of these funds, internationally I do not believe that is the case.

No one is seriously arguing that India and China, for example, should have access to such funding.

I think as a foundation question we should agree to that.

You do not have to answer that.

A robust climate adaptation could save us money in the long run if we are proactive.

Unchecked climate change can result in an increased number of U.S. military humanitarian missions.

You know, I want to get a better sense for the record of what the terms 'adaptation' and 'climate resiliency' mean.

Thank you, Senator Corker.

Having a strong fund for international climate change adaptation is fundamentally important because it is in the national interest.

Developed nations have created a planetary problem and we have a duty to help those who are being impacted.