“We’ve passed «energy-only» measures before — most recently in 2005 and 2007 — and they’ve failed to deliver the transformative shift our energy policy needs. China and Germany have surged ahead and built thriving markets around green technologies that our country invented. And we haven’t pushed back against the daunting threat that climate instability poses for our planet.”
“A comprehensive bill with a price signal on carbon is the only way to really address the environmental, economic, and national-security challenges we face. It will send a clear signal to the market that it’s time to develop alternative fuel sources so we can finally sever our dependence on distant nations and regimes that don’t share our values.”