Political Quotes

“First, I thank my good friend for yielding. I think we will have several people coming down and talking about this tonight. I want to say something about Senator Sanders from Vermont. I appreciate very much his comments. I think they were very appropriate. I remember one time when he and I had a difference of opinion on an amendment. It had to do with the amount of money one of the large oil companies made. He and I debated on floor for something like 3 hours. A vote was taken, and I did win the vote. Afterward, he came up to me and he said: I want you to know that since I have been here from the House, that was probably the most enlightened debate we have ever had, and you won and I lost, and I really do appreciate it. We have been very good friends since then. Well, the comments he made are real because I don't have any doubt in my mind that Senator Sanders and the rest of you have strong feelings about this. What I want to do is something a little bit different. I have heard several people talk, and they talk about what is the hottest year and the coldest year and all of that. I am very careful to document anything I say, and I will continue to do that tonight. Last Monday, the EPA released the long-awaited global warming regulations for the Nation's existing fleet of powerplants. We had already talked about the new powerplants and what we are going to do. We have seen the evidence of the increased pricing of energy in this country as a result of that.…”