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" I happen to think the Paris accord, the Paris treaty, or the Paris Agreement, if you will, should have been treated as a treaty, should have gone through Senate confirmation. "

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" We know humans have most flourished during times of what? Warming trends. So I think there's assumptions made that because the climate is warming, that that necessarily is a bad thing. Do we really know what the ideal surface temperature should be in the year 2100, in the year 2018? "

" We just need to make sure that we get somebody in there that respects the Constitution, respects the rule of law, that restores the proper balance between the states and federal government. I have great confidence Jeb Bush would do that. "

" What I've said about consent orders and consent decrees is that we shouldn't regulate through litigation. "

" It is no secret that Washington, D.C., is a tempest of people and institutions relentlessly seeking power over the lives of everyday Americans. "

" As Oklahomans, we believe in bold entrepreneurship and good stewardship. "

" Our roads and bridges form the essence of interstate commerce in this country and have for some time. "

" I am a firm believer that federal agencies exist to administer laws passed by Congress, as intended. "

" There aren't sufficient scientific facts to establish the theory of evolution, and it deals with the origins of man, which is more from a philosophical standpoint than a scientific standpoint. "

" When you hang around people who believe in you, it kind of uplifts your spirit a little bit. And you can see great things happen. "

" Most lawsuits against the EPA historically have come either because of the agency's lack of regard for a statute or because the EPA failed in an obligation or deadline. "

" Oklahomans care about the environment and the state in which we live. "

" Congress passes statutes, and those statutes are very clear on the job EPA has to do. "

" Safety and health of water is clearly a compelling government interest. "

" It's unwise in business to have one client or two clients. It's unwise in electricity to have one source or two sources. "

" Federalism is not one state dictating to the rest of the country what should occur in the area of CAFE. "

" There simply is no greater threat to individual liberty and the viability of our great nation than the threat that comes from the continued consolidation of power in Washington, a consolidation that flies in the face of the division of power between the federal government and the states that is required by the Constitution. "

" EPA's role is even broader than water infrastructure and cleaning up contaminated land - the agency also has a key role in allowing projects to move forward by reviewing environmental impact statements during the permitting process. "

" I believe that Donald Trump in the White House would be more abusive to the Constitution than Barack Obama, and that's saying a lot. "

" This paradigm that says we have to choose industry over the environment or the environment over industry is the old way of thinking. "

" Now having the honor of working for him, it is abundantly clear that President Trump is the most consequential leader of our time. "

" There are air-quality issues that cross state lines. There are water-quality issues, obviously, that cross state lines. "

" This idea that if you're pro-environment you're anti-energy is just something we've got to change, so that attitude is something we're working on very much. "

" It is hubris that has gotten us into trouble in Washington. It is humility, principled leadership, and unwavering faith in the power of the states, the people, and our Constitution that will get us out. "

" I think that measuring with precision human activity on the climate is something very challenging to do, and there's tremendous disagreement about the degree of impact. "

" The last thing we need in Washington is more federal hubris. "

" I spent a couple years just earnestly praying, asking the question that I don't think we ask enough: 'God what do you want to do with me?' Really getting into our prayer closet, seeking His heart, asking what He wants to do in our lives. "

" For someone to say that someone's a skeptic or a climate denier about the climate changing, that's just nonsensical. We see that throughout history. We impact the climate by our activity. How much so is very difficult to determine with respect to our CO2 or carbon footprint, but we obviously do. "

" Agencies and the executive branch need to enforce the law. They don't need to fill in the spaces if Congress doesn't act. "

" What is true environmentalism? I think it's environmental stewardship - not prohibition. "