Political Quotes

“I draw the Senator's attention to this graphic my office has prepared which reflects certainly my recollection. When I came to the Senate, I want to say there were at least five Republican- sponsored climate change bills floating around. Senator John Warner, a Republican of Virginia, had one; Senator Susan Collins, a Republican of Maine, had one; Senator John McCain, a Republican of Arizona actually ran for President on a strong climate change platform; Senator Lindsey Graham, a Republican of South Carolina, was working with Senator Kerry on one; Senator Lamar Alexander, a Republican of Tennessee, had one. So there was a regular heartbeat of activity in this body on climate change, a bipartisan heartbeat of activity. Then, pow, came Citizens United 2010, and it has been flatlined since. It is the power of money unleashed into our politics, and nobody plays harder and nobody plays rougher and nobody plays meaner with the power of money than the fossil fuel industry that Scott Pruitt serves.”