Political Quotes

“Thank you, Madam President. Madam President, many Democrats have called climate change the greatest challenge of our time. House Representative Ocasio-Cortez is the Green New Deal's lead sponsor. She calls climate change ``our World War II.'' She said: ``The world is going to end in 12 years if we don't address climate change.'' Senator Schumer said that climate change is ``an existential threat.'' When the Green New Deal was introduced just last month, Democrats lined up to support it, to cosponsor it, and to agree with it. Senator Markey of Massachusetts called it ``the kind of generational commitment that we need to transform our economy and our democracy.'' Every Democratic Senator running for President of the United States is a cosponsor--every single one. When Leader McConnell called for a vote on the Green New Deal, Senator Schumer said: ``Go for it. Bring it on.'' He said it right here on the floor of the U.S. Senate. Presidential candidate Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota agreed, saying that she will vote yes. That is how she said she will vote--will vote yes. We will see what she does today. Well, today, the Senate will vote on the Green New Deal. All Senators will have a chance to go on the record, a chance to show whether they support this radical approach. But rather than voting for the Green New Deal that they introduced and cosponsored, it sounds like some Democrats are trying to run away from a vote on something they previously embraced.…”