Christine Todd Whitman

To put that into some perspective, when Bill Clinton and Al Gore had first taken the idea of the Kyoto Protocol up to the Congress, the United States Senate voted it down 95 to nothing. ”

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. ”

Voting is the only way to make change in a democracy. ”

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

Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference has never tried to fall asleep with a mosquito in the room. ”

I don't believe the government should determine what a woman does in this area any more than it should tell a chief executive how to run a company. Personal and family matters, relationships between doctors and patients should not be within the purview of government. ”

Jill Stein does not have the experience necessary to lead at a national level. ”

The E.P.A. is too important to treat like a reality TV show. People's lives and our country's resources are at stake. ”

By withdrawing from the Paris Agreement, the U.S. cedes power and influence to our rivals. If we retreat on our promises and cede leadership on climate issues, we lose credibility. Further, we lose the ability to hold other countries accountable for a broader range of issues. ”

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. ”