A cap on carbon in the U.S. will spur our companies to be the early movers in these markets.

This legislation not only is good for our air quality but for jobs and business in general.

I respectfully ask the Senate to be as bold as the House has been.

We see it absolutely as an opportunity.

We are not just looking for a handout. We are looking for a hand up.

A cap on greenhouse gas pollution is the surest way to create jobs for the clean economy.

We need change and we need it now.

Jobs are right at the top of this agenda, and how we restructure our energy economy so that we are not dependent on a few foreign nations.

the path we are on has failed.

A cap on carbon pollution offers us a chance to create jobs.