Political Quotes

“The gentleman says ``come on'' to my assertions about the damage that this causes, but I would just say come on with respect to the family that has to choose between fuel and food this month because that is what is happening. It was the Secretary of Transportation who literally said earlier this year: The American people need to feel pain. Now, imagine if the Secretary of Transportation, allegedly in charge of making sure we have roads and the ability for people to move around this country, engage in commerce, take care of their families, have a strong economy for our national security, for our well-being, our prosperity, imagine if that Secretary says to all of the families out there: Oh, I am sorry. Come on. Looks at them and says: Well, too bad. You have got to experience some pain, don't you understand. Never mind the 1,100 coal-fired plants in China compared to our 250. Never mind they have two a week they keep adding. Never mind that if you eliminate the internal combustion engine, you are not going to dent CO<INF>2</INF> production around the world. We are pursuing a radical agenda to the detriment of the American people, and they know it. They feel it. They see it every single day with the high price of gas, the high price of electricity, the increase in the cost of their homes, and the inability to buy goods and services that rely on that energy.…”