Political Quotes

“Madam President, when we yielded to accommodate the majority leader, I was talking about the episode on the Senate floor with the Republican Senators coming to bash the Green New Deal. I wanted to go on to say that the USA Today editorial--the one saying climate change is ``a true crisis facing the United States and the world''--also said this about the Green New Deal critics: Republicans in the White House and Congress are having a grand old time mocking the Green New Deal. . . . But the critics owe this and future generations more than scorn; they have an obligation to put better ideas and solutions on the table. So far we have not seen much from my Republican colleagues by way of better or, indeed, any solutions. Madam President, I would like to take a moment to express my gratitude and appreciation to Senators Murkowski and Manchin for the joint piece that they wrote in the ``Washington Post'' recently. I ask unanimous consent to have that article printed in the Record at the conclusion of my remarks. So we get that my colleagues don't like the Green New Deal. Let's consider other proposals. We have lots of them on the Democratic side. We have had cap and trade. We have had ``keep it in the ground.'' We have had Green New Deals. We have had revenue-neutral carbon fee proposals. Senator Van Hollen, of Maryland, is here to discuss his ideas. We are ready here. Republicans said last week they wanted innovation to address climate change--great, me too.…”