Political Quotes

“let me take a moment to commend the leadership of our minority leader on this issue. He has made it a priority in the caucus. He has seen its effects at home in Nevada, and he is an outstanding voice in this area. I am very grateful to him. I also thank and recognize my chairman on the Environment and Public Works Committee, Barbara Boxer, and no one is more forceful than she on the need that we have to address climate change and the carbon pollution we are emitting that is causing this. Mr. President, we are here just after the 6-month anniversary of an interesting statement that was made by the Republican chairman of the energy committee, the Senator from Alaska. Six months ago--January 22, to be exact--she said: What I am hoping that we can do now is get beyond the discussion as to whether climate change is real and talk about what do we do. That was January 22 on the Senate floor, 6 months ago. What have we seen from the majority party in the 6 months since their energy chairman said that we need to get to this question, we need to concede climate change is real, and that we need to address what to do? We have seen exactly nothing--that is to say nothing but complaints: Oh, the President's Clean Power Plan is no good. Oh, we should have massive resistance to the President's Clean Power Plan. Oh, we should defund the EPA. These are the thoughts the Republican majority brings as we face this question.…”