Political Quotes

On the recordSeptember 19, 2023
climate change could lower world GDP by 4 percent to 18 percent within 30 years depending on how aggressively we tackle it now.
Said by
Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Whitehouse emphasizes the economic impact of climate change on global GDP.

Share

More from Sheldon Whitehouse

Jan 2, 2026

But it ought to be pretty plain to people that when a new administration comes to Washington, it is not the ordinary and appropriate thing to start filling your own pockets, your friends’ pockets, your political allies’ pockets with public…

theguardian.com
Jul 17, 2026

It’s wrong that corporations can use their wealth to secretly exploit foreign tax havens while everyday Americans contribute their fair share. This common-sense legislation would shine a light on the murky world of offshore tax dodging to…

vanhollen.senate.gov
Jun 18, 2026

Many Americans don’t believe Democrats are fighters.

vox.com
Jun 12, 2026

DHS and ICE have deployed recruitment ads featuring white nationalist slogans, songs, and imagery while lowering recruitment standards—facilitating the hiring of agents with histories of violent extremism.

theintercept.com

Other voices in this conversation