Political Quotes

In yet another of many attempts to unravel protections for human health and the environment, and in their endless quest to accommodate the country's biggest polluters, Republicans in the Senate are seeking congressional disapproval for…

Would the Senator care to engage in a brief colloquy? I ask unanimous consent that we be allowed to do so. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Rhode Island is recognized. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I would not be surprised, actually, if the political lobbying and dark money influence operation of the fossil fuel industry was not actually its most lucrative line of business because for the $1 billion or $6 billion or $7 billion spent…

I thank the Presiding Officer. This is oversized because it is big. This was a full-page ad in the New York Times--Sunday, December 6, 2009. Barack Obama was President, and to be absolutely candid, he wasn't doing much on climate. The…