Political Quotes

We now are at a critical juncture to determine whether or not we will respond to a terrible problem in the oceans, and that is not just the oil spill in the gulf; it is the acidification of the oceans now caused by carbon dioxide that…

And I hope we will be successful and believe that we will because there are multiple reasons for this. And this really is an issue about democracy, about who is going to make a decision about the air we breathe and the air our children…

I ask unanimous consent to ask the gentleman to yield for a question. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Virginia is not recognized for debate. This is not a debate.

I just want to thank Senators Klobuchar and Cornyn for their work on this and say this is a good bipartisan effort. We are not done on this, as Mr. Buyer pointed out, but this is a good start. I urge passage.