Political Quotes

“first, I thank the Senator from Arkansas for his wonderful remarks. We had a similar event in Rhode Island with veterans of the Battle of the Bulge who recounted their stories and who were celebrated by our State leaders, our adjutant general, and a crowd of admirers. It was a wonderful moment and a wonderful memory. So I thank him for calling it up on the Senate floor. Climate Change Mr. President, here we are in 2020, and I am still coming to the floor to try to wake this Chamber up to the perils of climate change-- pathetic. Why do I have to be doing another one of these speeches? Why don't we heed the warnings of our foremost scientists, of our military, of top financial institutions--heck, of our own home State universities? What does it take to get our attention around here? Why is the fossil fuel industry's unlimited dark money still flooding our politics? Why are the biggest lobbying forces in Washington, like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, rated as America's worst climate obstructors? Where are those trade group members who claim to support climate action when their own groups are leading the obstruction? What is going on? Who around here is so cynical as to still take fossil fuel money and block climate action? In 2020, how is that a legitimate deal? Who hasn't noticed the world spinning toward climate catastrophe--the forests burning, the seas rising, the ocean water acidifying, the glaciers melting? How can you miss that?…”