"And look at what we are doing to rural America in limiting access to other forms of energy that farmers, ranchers, and businesses that operate in rural areas need, like coal--coal is treated so poorly in this process."
"I hope you are right about that, Mr. Secretary, because I am very concerned that the countries that we compete with around the world, where we are already far superior in our environmental practices--..."
"You talk about the transition to a green economy. We are all in favor of that. You talk about the creation of green jobs. But isn't a fact that nowhere in your statement or in the Waxman bill is there..."
"If you want to talk about reducing greenhouse gas emissions, nuclear power today, without any of the incentives that ought to be in a bill like this and aren't in a bill like this, already reduces gre..."
"This bill will raise electric bills across the country by hindering the development of traditional energy sources while also, ironically, limiting the development of renewable energy."
"Cap-and-trade legislation has the potential to devastate the agriculture community with higher operating costs and destroy ways of life in rural America."
"The cap-and-trade proposal is really an $846 billion national energy tax that will hit nearly every American."
"But wouldn't putting a cap on greenhouse gas emissions raise the cost of a wide variety of energy sources?"
"I hope that it has been timely, given the rush of events that we have here."
"Quite frankly, I did not support the bailouts last year."
"I think the answer is that it does violate the terms of that Act. I think an automaker by anyone's estimation is not a financial institution."