WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) took to the Senate floor to echo the call of his predecessor, former U.S. Senator George Mitchell, who urged action on climate change more than 30 years ago. During his speech, Senator King read a statement that Senator Mitchell made during a 1986 Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on climate change, emphasized the lack of substantive action since that speech was made, and pushed for more forceful bipartisan efforts to protect our planet.
“What we are doing in this colloquy is recreating a statement, a letter, as the senator from Minnesota outlined, that was sent by six of our predecessors in December of 1986, warning about the dangers of climate change. Warning about what this can do to our country and to our world – about costs, and about how we had to take action,” said Senator King. “One of those senators was George Mitchell of Maine, one of the great legislators of the 20th century. I’m honored to be in the seat that was once occupied by George Mitchell, and also by his predecessor, Edmund Muskie…What I'd like to do is step into George Mitchell's shoes for a moment and read a statement that he himself wrote and made back in 1986. And it's -- it's -- you're not going to believe how prescient this statement is. It could have been written yesterday.”
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February 2019.
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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) took to the Senate floor to echo the call of his predecessor, former U.S. Senator George Mitchell, who urged action on climate change more than 30 years ago. During his speech, Senator King read a statement that Senator Mitchell made during a 1986 Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on climate change, emphasized the lack of substantive action since that speech was made, and pushed for more forceful bipartisan efforts to protect our planet.
“What we are doing in this colloquy is recreating a statement, a letter, as the senator from Minnesota outlined, that was sent by six of our predecessors in December of 1986, warning about the dangers of climate change. Warning about what this can do to our country and to our world – about costs, and about how we had to take action,” said Senator King. “One of those senators was George Mitchell of Maine, one of the great legislators of the 20th century. I’m honored to be in the seat that was once occupied by George Mitchell, and also by his predecessor, Edmund Muskie…What I'd like to do is step into George Mitchell's shoes for a moment and read a statement that he himself wrote and made back in 1986. And it's -- it's -- you're not going to believe how prescient this statement is. It could have been written yesterday.”
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I believe that we can create a more perfect union here in The United States. I believe most people primary concern is the future their children will face.
I hope everyone has a chance to be as great as they dream to be. And I understand the need to provide a safety net for those who fall .
The universal hope of every parent around the world is to see their children happy. Even President Trump has great pride in his daughter Ivanka . he has his family sons and daughter around him support him and I truly trust he loves them..
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