Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, it reminds me of Texas--in fact, it reminds me of someone with whom I served in the Texas Legislature. He was asked what he did there, and he said: ``Oh, I am not here to do anything, I am just here in case somebody else decides to do something.'' That is the approach of these extreme House Republicans. They have no plan to protect our families from pollution or protect our planet from the climate crisis. Following their seditious leader, Donald Trump, they are just here to say ``no.'' For some reason, any time we have a success that is green, it just makes them see red. Democrats are choosing to stand with families that are concerned about real health problems like bronchitis and childhood asthma and cardiovascular disease that is caused and accentuated by pollution. We need some heavy-duty action here today to protect our lungs and the lungs of our planet. Yet, they object to even this modest heavy- duty truck rule--the first updating of this pollution standard in 20 years. With their fossilized thinking and smoggy judgment, Republicans are permitting our planet to overheat, and with this rule rollback, they would ensure that we keep choking during the overheating. As health-harming pollutants enter our air and bake, smog pollutes our cities and endangers the most vulnerable. To prevent announcements of yet another ozone action day, what we need is a little ozone action right here in the Capitol.…”