Political Quotes

“I appreciate the opportunity to come to the floor to answer those specific questions, and I would point to an op-ed that I wrote for the New York Times last year. Perhaps the Senator from New York doesn't read his hometown newspaper, but there is an editorial in the New York Times of December 18: ``Cut Carbon Through Innovation, Not Regulation.'' It is a plan. Cut carbon through innovation, not regulation. The question is, Do we believe the climate is changing? Do humans have an impact? The answer is yes to both. As a matter of fact, I wrote: [The] climate is changing, and we, collectively, have a responsibility to do something about it. It is right here in the New York Times from December 18. Second, the United States and the world will continue to rely on affordable and abundant fossil fuels, including coal, to power our economies for decades to come. We need to also rely on innovation, not new taxes, not punishing global agreements. That is the ultimate solution. I will point out that this is something that I had written and submitted and published long before the so-called Green New Deal was ever introduced into Congress either in the House or in the Senate. I go on to say: People across the world are rejecting the idea that carbon taxes and raising the cost of energy is the answer to lowering emissions.…”