Gerry Connolly actually said...

"So is it my absolute right as a sovereign nation if something is entirely within my sovereign territory to destroy it, even if it has planetary consequences, and that's an unanswerable question at thi..."

"But on the other hand, there are some--you know, you do not get to destroy the planet because you decide economically I want to exploit this unique resource that affects everybody, not just me."

"The climate crisis affects us all, and particularly, the most vulnerable and those with the fewest resources."

"we're delighted that we have a piece of legislation we can act on and we begin somewhere, and this is our somewhere."