It's as if we think the laws of physics are subject to debate and amendment and political contributions can sway the laws of physics.

Having worked on climate crisis for almost 40 years now, I've seen good days and bad days. And through all of that time, the general trajectory has been it's getting worse, it's getting worse. But in the last ten to 20 years, there's a second development; the solutions are more and more, and more available. So having this broad overview that I've developed over a long period of time, I now see the evidence that the solutions are available. We're gonna do this.

I pledge to you today that as president, in my first budget, I will introduce the largest increase in special education ever.

A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls.

Political will is a renewable resource, and everyone can have it in abundance if they so choose.

The debate's over. The people who dispute the international consensus on global warming are in the same category now with the people who think the moon landing was staged on a movie lot in Arizona.

The global environment crisis is, as we say in Tennessee, real as rain, and I cannot stand the thought of leaving my children with a degraded earth and a diminished future.