On the recordApril 10, 2013
That last element is one that makes it so surprising that my Republican friends don't want to talk about dealing with climate change, energy efficiency on the floor, especially given the fact that an amazing stellar array of distinguished foreign policy and military experts who have identified climate change and fossil fuel dependency as a strategic vulnerability for this country, and why they have argued that we ought to move forward aggressively dealing with climate change, dealing with energy efficiency because it strengthens America, rather than sending dollars, as you point out, to people who don't necessarily share our interests or our beliefs. It has been pointed out more than once that we are financing both sides of the war on terror. But I would like to turn, if I could, to my friend from Memphis, Congressman Cohen, who started us off this evening with a terrific 1- minute observation about Dr. Hanson's retirement. We would welcome your thoughts and further observations about our moving forward.
