"If anyone thinks it is too difficult to achieve, they should say so and push for a different target."
"The ingenuity of the Paris Agreement is that it builds from the bottom up."
"In late 2015, driven by American leadership, the world came together to acknowledge the threat of climate change..."
"No other country can do that other than the United States."
"It abdicates U.S. leadership on global climate action--an issue where America has always been a leader."
"I believe the Trump administration's retreat puts the health and safety of our communities at great risk."
"President Trump's decision to pull out of the Paris Agreement is unjustified and dangerously shortsighted."
"We cannot hide from the mantle and the accompanying responsibility of being the greatest nation on Earth."
"Thank you there, Mr. Chair and welcome to our witnesses."
"I am just concerned that EPA has taken the environmental cop off the beat and will go on polluting without fear of repercussions."
"We hope to have our Republican colleagues as partners in these efforts."