Political Quotes

“I would note that if we look back to 2009, there are some very important signs of optimism. On the legislative side, Senator Markey--then-Representative Markey with his colleague Representative Waxman--successfully ushered, with significant industry and popular support, a serious climate bill through the House of Representatives, proving that it can be done, proving that real climate legislation can pass in this body. In that same year, in 2009, a gentleman named Donald Trump--the same Donald Trump who is President now at the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue in the White House--took out an advertisement in the New York Times, and in his advertisement, Donald Trump and his children--Donald, Eric, and Ivanka--as well as the Trump Organization, all said that the science of climate change was incontrovertible. They further said that if we did not act, the consequences of climate change would be catastrophic and irreversible. So we have the living experience of legislation passing, led by then- Representative Markey and Representative Waxman, and all we need, really, is to bring back that 2009 Donald Trump. Come on back, buddy. We want you because you were right in 2009. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Massachusetts.”