Christine Todd Whitman

“Republicans believe that problems are best solved at the level closest to the people and that the nation's strength comes from the diversity of its people, not from an all-powerful central government.”

“Burning fossil fuels emits carbon dioxide. And carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas that traps heat in the atmosphere. There is no debate about that. The link is as certain as the link between smoking and cancer.”

“It's pretty hard to say no when a vice president-elect and a president-elect ask you to be part of the national team.”

“The conventional wisdom in an election year is that nothing will get done until after the election.”

“As a former EPA administrator under a Republican president, I recognize that it is easy to hate regulations in general. After all, regulatory action causes people to spend money or change behavior, often to solve problems they do not believe exist.”

“To forget that the EPA was borne out of public demand is to invite a real backlash.”

“The irony here is this administration is spending more money on climate change research and development than any administration in all the rest of the industrialized world combined.”

“Gary Johnson's refusal or inability to name a single foreign leader, current or former, whom he admired, showed that he is not ready for the presidency.”

“For too many years, those eligible to vote in primary or general elections did not bother to do so. Those sensible centrists who do not go to rallies but care deeply about our country effectively silenced their own voices. That sent the message to incumbents that they were either doing the right thing or that we just did not care.”