Political Quotes

“Climate change is real. The future damage that will be done if we fail to address it is foreseeable and predictable. We are living through an extended period of radical weather. The weather systems of 2012 produced the secondmost damaging infliction to the economy in the history of our country--$115 billion--much of it from Hurricane Sandy, much of it from an extended drought. Sea levels are rising. This is measurable. This is not debatable. It is fact. What we are doing in this Congress is arguing about energy policy, but we are having that argument in the context of denying that the failure to address climate change won't have serious economic and social implications. Sea levels are rising. The damage to our Treasury is rising. The suffering of our people is real. So it is absolutely essential that the House of Representatives acknowledge the reality of climate change and include that in its debate on energy policy. ____________________”