Political Quotes

“I rise tonight to speak out against the pollution of our waters, our atmosphere, our wilderness, and our children. Arsenic causes cancer. Global temperatures are climbing every year. These are not wild theories, they are established science. Nonetheless, the Bush Administration is turning back the clock to 1942 on arsenic regulations, is seeking to plunder the Arctic Wildlife Refuge, and is declaring that the Kyoto Protocol on Global Climate Change is dead on arrival. As a candidate, George W. Bush declared, ``We will require all power plants to meet clean air standards in order to reduce emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, mercury and carbon dioxide within a reasonable period of time.'' He also states that voluntary reductions were insufficient: ``in Texas, we've done better with mandatory reductions, and I believe the nation can do better.'' I agree. We can do better. However, as President, Mr. Bush has reversed himself on carbon dioxide, claiming that the nation cannot afford to reduce emissions. The fact is, we can't afford not to. We cannot erase decades of progress.”