Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, this motion represents an opportunity for Members of this House to acknowledge that climate damage is a threat, and that we have a moral obligation to fight it, an opportunity for Members to bring themselves into line with the overwhelming weight of scientific research and authority, bring themselves into line with a huge and growing mass of American corporations that have acknowledged climate damage, and have taken green energy pledges. It is an opportunity for Members to bring themselves into line with over 200 other nations that are gathering, even as we speak, in France, people who are baffled that responsible adults in elected positions in our Nation continue to deny what is reality. And it is an opportunity for Members to avoid a danger, a danger that their pollsters and their party leaders and their political advisers have failed to warn them about, and that is the danger of the judgment of history. Make no mistake, future generations are watching. In fact, they are already judging our actions. Our young people in this Nation understand that they are the ones who will pay dearly for the politics that has taken over this issue, the politics that lead this Congress to inaction, despite the outcry from the scientific and worldwide community that we must act before it is too late. Mr. Speaker, I am not here to condemn Members for initial hesitation on climate damage. Who am I to judge?…”