Political Quotes

“Speaking through the Chair to the Senator from Hawaii, I am happy to get started and give an opening statement and focus on the State of New Mexico and some of the climate impacts we have seen in the last decade, and then perhaps engage in a conversation with my colleague the Senator from New Jersey. I think it bears saying that this is a historic evening. This is an incredible first step in recognizing the challenge that lies ahead. I am here tonight as a member of the climate change task force. I join my colleagues in calling for action on tackling what is unquestionably one of our country's greatest challenges but a challenge we are up to meeting. We are here to illustrate, for starters, that climate change is not theoretical. We are here to discuss how sound science can be used to better understand and manage the very real impacts of climate change that we are seeing and to highlight the moral imperative we have in Congress to implement real solutions. I thought I would start tonight with something that is just about anywhere in the United States. If you are a gardener, if you are a farmer, if you are a horticulturist, if you have an orchard of fruit trees, you probably know these maps. They are the U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zone maps.…”