Political Quotes

“So much to say, so little time. Mr. Chairman, first, let me point out that CO<INF>2</INF>, the greenhouse gas that is most under discussion, is not a pollutant under the classical definition of the Clean Air Act. I am creating CO<INF>2</INF> as I speak. The gentleman from Washington, who was just speaking, as he spoke, was creating CO<INF>2</INF>. If you have a carbonated beverage, the reason it bubbles and it is called ``carbonated'' is because of CO<INF>2</INF>. Greenhouse gases are necessary to human life. They're what keep the planet warm. They're what trap heat so we have an atmosphere that we can exist in. There is not a definition of a health exposure to CO<INF>2</INF>. The theory that CO<INF>2</INF> is harmful is based on a theory that the amount of greenhouse gases, specifically CO<INF>2</INF>, in the upper atmosphere, as it increases, so many parts per billion somehow affect the ability of the Earth to accumulate or dispense heat. It is a theory. There is nobody in this country or anywhere in the world who has been harmed because of manmade CO<INF>2</INF>. You cannot point to cases of CO<INF>2</INF> poisoning. So, when my friends who oppose this amendment talk about carbon pollution, they're using a definition that is very loose and very nebulous. The second point is that there is no question that the Clean Air Act, as passed and as amended in 1990, did not include CO<INF>2</INF> as a criterion pollutant. Because of a case, Massachusetts vs.…”