Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Again, we agree that the United States should do everything possible to put pressure on China to reduce emissions and to combat climate change. However, this is a bad way to do it. We can treat the climate challenge as an opportunity for America to shine, to rise to the occasion and show the world that they can rely on us, and that includes pressuring other nations to also combat climate change. Whether my colleagues across the aisle acknowledge it or not, the world is transitioning to renewable energy and electric vehicles. The choice we face is whether our Nation leads in this century as we did in the last, or whether we allow others to lead instead. My home State of Texas recognizes this. We may be the fossil fuel capital of the United States, and have been for a long time, but we are also the wind energy capital of the United States. The task ahead of us is to pressure and verify to ensure China meets its goals. We need to do that bilaterally, and we need to hold China accountable in multilateral forums. This amendment only distracts from that important task, and I urge my colleagues to oppose it. Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.”