"World leaders, particularly from the richest countries, are coming with such weak pledges that this might as well be called the 3-degree summit."
"If our six colleagues still want to wait for a CBO score," said Rep. Pramila Jayapal, "we would agree to give them that time—after which point we can vote on both bills together."
"Our country must stop enabling the killing of children," asserted U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib.
If you want to see where things are headed and the risks ahead, just look at the trajectory of the automotive industry as it transitions to the electric and autonomous vehicles likely to dominate the market in the future.
"We don't need any more distant, non-binding pledges. We don't need any more empty promises... Yet that is all that we are getting and no, that is not radical to say."
Congressional paralysis, voter suppression, and widespread political polarization all suggest that American democracy is far from exemplary.
"As climate chaos continues to threaten Americans—endangering livelihoods and putting our future at risk—the role of big financial institutions in accelerating this crisis must be addressed."
The corporate lobbies have been waging a relentless and largely successful battle against higher taxes on the corporations and the rich, even though the public supports increasing taxation.
"To limit global warming to 1.5°C, the U.S. must ultimately stop building new export terminals and pipelines that prop up this dangerous fossil fuel worldwide."
Across the nation, elected Republicans at every level of government display a callous disregard for the health and lives of the American people, sowing disinformation and resistance to public health efforts to contain and defeat the pandemic.
The deal was already under fire from climate groups who warned its weak framework could greenlight "another decade of forest destruction."
The industry is expected to break its lobbying record after spending tens of millions of dollars to undermine a popular proposal to reduce prescription drug costs.
"Our voices are not being heard, our voices are being left behind," said Ugandan advocate Evelyn Acham.
"While a few are profiting handsomely, investors recognize the dangers of vaccine apartheid and are seeking to hold these companies accountable."
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"The emissions from a single billionaire spaceflight would exceed the lifetime emissions of someone in the poorest billion people on Earth."
"China's test of an orbital bombardment system is only a 'Sputnik moment' if we let it result in a new arms race," lawmakers say, highlighting the United States' massive stockpile.
The Biden administration called the proposed sale of $650 million in air-to-air missiles "fully consistent" with its efforts to end the war that's killed, wounded, displaced, and starved millions of Yemenis.
