Political Quotes

“First, let me comment on something I am glad the Senator from Alabama brought up because it is very significant. The frailty in the CRA, for a lot of our fellow Members who are not familiar with the history of that, is that the President can veto it. I am a little hopeful in this case, if we are successful, because I wonder if the President wants to veto, a few months before the election, a bill that is going to cost the American people over 200,000 jobs this year, along with all of the other costs they admit. The EPA itself says it will cost $10 billion, but it is going to be considerably more than that in nearly everyone else's view. So I hold that out as a hope, that even though he would love to veto it, if we are successful, I don't think he will do it because he wants to get reelected more than he wants to veto this. I would also comment that I think it is worth bringing up that the other side had an opportunity to do something about real pollution--and we are talking about NO<INF>X</INF>, SO<INF>X</INF>, and mercury, not CO<INF>2</INF>. Remember the Clear Skies Act that was such a successful operation? That was back during the Bush administration. That would have mandated the 75-percent reduction the Senator from Alabama talked about in SO<INF>X</INF>, NO<INF>X</INF>, and mercury. Those are real pollutants. But it was held hostage because it didn't include CO<INF>2</INF>. At that time that was the crown jewel of their efforts.…”