"I believe that this committee, when the votes are eventually taken on our bill, will reflect our President's attitude which is yes, we can, and yes, we will."
"The American people and their elected representatives deserve an open transfer and thorough review of any legislation that, as the Washington Post described it, 'will reshape America's economy in doze..."
"The public is already on record rejecting energy taxes, considering a new poll, a Rasmussen poll."
"We say no to higher energy costs, no to subsidizing the East and West Coasts at the expense of the heartland, no to more bureaucracy and red tape, no to the largest tax increase in American history, a..."
"I would note that the Senate has voted on cap-and-trade three times: in 2003, in 2005, and in 2008. In each and every instance, we defeated it."
"The public perception has totally changed."
"To have more nuclear and get ourselves off foreign oil and gas ought to be a big goal of what we are doing."
"We need to try to do it in a way that does not have huge costs for families, and does not do grave damage to our economy."
"The science is mixed. And the louder they say the science is settled, the greater, to me, it seems that they have nothing else to say."
"We need to wean ourselves off of foreign oil, at least the excessive reliance we have, and this will not do it."
"I do not think this bill is going to pass. It will pass out of this committee... But on the floor it will not."