Political Quotes

“this is the second shot that has been taken this afternoon at the international climate fund by our friends on the other side. America is a great and powerful nation, and it is usually good for great and powerful nations not to be a jerk, and therefore sticking up for the countries that are suffering because of climate pollution is something that a great and powerful nation ought to do. Don't be a jerk and clean up your own messes are two things that I learned as a child. And I think that our national security and our economic advantage are both served by actually supporting the international climate fund and helping the world work its way through the predicament that the fossil fuel industry has foisted on us. I urge a ``no'' vote on this. Vote on Motion The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion.”