Jeff Bingaman actually said...

"If there was a strong, meaningful, bipartisan, political coalition advancing a serious tax proposal it would garner a lot of steam."

"Many members are currently absorbed by the health care debate, but it is important to continue to make progress on this issue as well."

"Global climate change is one of the most consequential and difficult problems that we face in this Congress."

"It requires that we find a way to reinvent our energy infrastructure."