On the recordJanuary 21, 2015
I rise today to speak on behalf of my amendment to the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline bill. I thank Senators Bennet, Carper, Leahy, Menendez, Warren, and Whitehouse for cosponsoring this amendment. My amendment is extremely simple. It is about 1\1/2\ pages, and I think it is easily understood by anyone who reads it. It says: It is the sense of Congress that Congress is in agreement with the opinion of virtually the entire worldwide scientific community that-- (1) climate change is real; (2) climate change is caused by human activities; (3) climate change has already caused devastating problems in the United States and around the world; (4) a brief window of opportunity exists before the United States and the entire planet suffer irreparable harm; and (5) it is imperative that the United States transform its energy system away from fossil fuels and toward energy efficiency and sustainable energy as rapidly as possible. That is it. That is the entire amendment.…
