On the recordMarch 10, 2014
Mr. President, I thank my colleagues. They did an amazing job on the Climate Action Task Force, particularly Senators Boxer and Whitehouse, who led the task force, and the indefatigable new Member Senator Schatz for organizing and coordinating this effort. The overwhelming majority of the world's scientists believe humans are changing the Earth's climate. Climate deniers like to claim there are competing stories about whether this is true, usually pushing polluter talking points that there is not a scientific consensus on climate change. We know this is utterly false, and I would pose the following question to my colleagues who think ``the jury is still out'' on climate change: If you went to 100 doctors and 98 of them said you were sick and should take medicine, but two told you that you were fine and should do nothing, what would you do? Climate change deniers need to wake up and realize the scientific diagnosis about warming the planet is real. We need to take action, much of which will be outlined tonight. I hope my colleagues and the American people are listening. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Washington.
