Political Quotes

“as I understand it, the Senator from Alabama is interested in increasing military spending by some $50 billion. You know, there is a headline in the New York Times today. It doesn't talk about the fact that the United States now spends more than the next 10 nations on the military. It doesn't talk about the fact that the Pentagon is the only major Agency of government that has not submitted successfully to an independent audit. It doesn't talk about the fact of huge profits among defense contractors. What it does talk about is that a hotter future is now inevitable, a U.N. report says. Scientists urge immediate switch from fossil fuels to avert greater peril. So I would say to my friend from Alabama, if we are going to invest $50 billion, let us, in fact, invest in transforming our energy system so that we can save this planet for future generations and prevent the kind of unhealthy deterioration that we will inevitably see if we do not act. So, Mr. President, I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The Senator from Delaware.”