Political Quotes

“This is similar to the other amendments we have been talking about. This particular amendment, 49, prohibits the use of funds for the consideration of the social cost of greenhouse gases in the development and implementation of budgets, Federal procurement processes, or environmental reviews. I don't know how you calculate that, but the dollars are going toward it. President Biden is directing agencies to consider the social cost of greenhouse gases in the development and implementation of budgets in the Federal procurement process. Democrats use the social cost of greenhouse gas metrics to justify funding sweeping climate policies and strict regulations. Where is it legitimately going to? To my good friends on the left, if it were coming out of your paycheck, I think you would probably have a different opinion of where the money should be used. This is, again, similar to what we have been talking about. It is similar to what we face in the Financial Services Committee where groups are demanding banks, banks that loan money, fill out 500-page reports on the carbon imprint that banks have. How stupid is that? Again, this is down the same lines we have talked about. Madam Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.”