Political Quotes

“I thank the Chair for the recognition. Let me also, as my other colleagues have done, thank Senator Whitehouse for his leadership on climate change, global warming, and the work he has done in that area. I was also part, with Senator Coons, of the Paris 10 who went to Paris and did everything we could to let the rest of the countries in the world and their representatives know, as Senator Coons knows very well, that we are in this for the long haul and we are going to make sure that it happens and that the United States will continue with all of the good policies that have been put in place. Senator Whitehouse has shown particularly good leadership in the area of exposing a sophisticated network of climate deniers, a network of special interest groups and front groups that have all rallied around the slogan of being climate deniers. I rise to join my colleagues to draw attention to what we are calling the web of denial--interconnected corporations and special interest groups spending millions of dollars misleading the public about the harmful effects of climate change. Contrary to what these groups want the American people to think, climate change is a fact, it is a reality, and we have to deal with it. Carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas and a byproduct of fossil fuels, is a major contributor to global warming. This is not some ideological belief I share with some of my colleagues.…”