"It was all stick and no carrot."
"the American Government has made an absolute commitment--and I'm proud of it--but they are spending 750 times the amount of money to deal with COVID as they are on substance abuse"
"the cupboards should be bare. It is not meant to be on shelves in Washington but in people's arms"
"It is essential that new Federal policies provide equality and opportunity for rural communities that are too often left behind."
"I will soon be introducing comprehensive legislation, the New Promise Act, to put impacted coal communities in the driver's seat."
"As long as countries like China and India are expanding their dependence on fossil fuels, America will still experience wildfires on the West Coast, droughts and floods in the Midwest, and hurricanes ..."
"I have been functioning for years now on the fact that climate change is a global issue and requires a global solution."
"Serious Federal policy proposals must also reflect the global nature of the challenge."
"If America alone decarbonizes, the impact on the global environment would be virtually immeasurable."
"My district is facing the brunt of the transition away from coal."
"Efforts to transform our energy sector should be mindful of the failures of past regulatory overreach and an inability to pivot to renewables."