Bernie Sanders

Responses of Joseph Glauber to questions submitted by Senators Feingold, Sanders and Schumer

I'd like to see her pursue that wholeheartedly.

Caring for our veterans is part of the cost of going to war.

What would be the economic costs in terms of trillions of dollars of loss if we do not go forward aggressively?

The cost of doing nothing would, in fact, be catastrophic, not just for New Jersey or Florida or Vermont, but in fact for billions of people on this planet.

We could create, 4.2 million green jobs by 2038 by increasing efficiency and alternative energy production.

Burlington has been one of the leaders in the country. Has that had dire economic impacts?

If we do not act aggressively irreparable harm will occur.

If our country and the rest of the world do not get our act together, global warming is going to cause horrendous problems.

In other words, we did well in the stimulus package, but you want to see a regular source of funding.

We definitely want this included in the bill and at least for 40 years.

And not only would you be creating an inexpensive source of heating for the local residents, but you would be creating jobs in the area as well.

Thanking Governor Ritter, Governor Gregoire, Governor Hoeven and Governor Corzine for being here today.

Some of the leading scientists in the world tell us that global warming is a huge crisis for this world now and that it will only get worse.

The result is that jobs in Oregon, green energy jobs, are growing seven times as fast as the rest of the economy.

America leads, America does not, and America does not just say no.

Today, it is estimated by the Pew Charitable Trusts that there are some 770,000 green jobs in America.

What we are talking about is an energy revolution--a revolution that leads us toward energy independence and the ability to avoid Mideast wars fought over oil.

We can lead the world in cutting greenhouse gas emissions, we can lead the world in creating the kind of good paying jobs that our people desperately need.

By stressing efficiency, we will also create the framework for innovative technology development and economic growth.

I see a future where, instead of creating 330 jobs to build yet another fossil fuel plant, we create 4,000 jobs building a solar thermal plant that has no carbon dioxide emissions and does not pollute our air.

We need to create millions of good paying jobs as we break our dependency on foreign oil and as we lower greenhouse gas emissions.

Many of us, including the leading scientists in the world, are worried about what this planet will look like if we do not reverse greenhouse gas emissions and do not deal with global warming.

Does anybody here think it is a good idea that we spend approximately $450 billion every single year importing oil from abroad?

I'm a co-sponsor of this bipartisan legislation which was introduced by Senator Leahy and co-sponsored by our colleagues from New Hampshire, Senators Gregg and Shaheen.