Political Quotes

“Senator Whitehouse, of course, as well, but I think the intention was to object to the measure. I see that my friend Senator Barrasso has joined us. I had mentioned zettajoules. I want to add one other figure. This is from a report by the corporate accounting and consulting firm, Deloitte Consulting, which has said that if we don't get ahead of this climate problem that my colleague seems so scrupulously interested in ignoring, the cost to society in the next five decades will be, if I remember correctly--the number is $178 trillion in economic harm across those years. You want to talk about big numbers? And if we do get it right, if we grow up, treat this as a factual scientific problem and put in serious, real economic solutions, then the win side is $43 trillion. So the swing is $220 trillion. You want to talk about big numbers? That is a big number. And it is going to depend on decisions we make now, and I hope we start making good decisions. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Wyoming. Energy”