Political Quotes

“I rise also in support of my colleague's amendment. Climate change is a global issue. We need to deploy all the climate solutions that we can if we are going to meet our global climate goals. That includes coupling the use of our abundant resources with technologies like CCUS that will ensure that we can use them in the cleanest way possible. We need to continue to do more to bring down the cost of these critical technologies and expedite the wide-scale deployment both domestically and abroad, including in countries like China and India, that are aggressively expanding their fossil fuel fleets as we speak. If the United States of America gets out of fossil fuels, I will guarantee you there won't be another country to step up to the plate to do the research and development it takes to combat climate change. So I urge all my colleagues to support this legislation. (Chorus of ``voice vote.'') Vote on Amendment No. 3284 The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the amendment. The amendment (No. 3284) was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Vermont.”