we don t have time for a meeting of the flat earth society. the question now is whether we will have the courage to act before it s too late. and how we answer will have a profound impact on the world that we leave behind not just to you, but to your children and to your grandchildren. as a president, as a father, and as an american, i m here to say we need to act. when he says there, over the engine noise, we need to act, i think what he really means is he plans to act. what the president announced in this speech today were a series of concrete actions that he, alone, is taking on this issue without congress. things like limiting the amount of carbon pollution emitted by new and existing power plants. taking federal action to increase fuel standards in new cars.
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paul broun collapsed, apologizing and stuttering and wishing he had not brought it up. maybe some of us need to study a little contemporary history dealing with the question of voting rights. just think, before the voting rights act of 1965, it was almost impossible for many people in the state of georgia, in alabama, in virginia, in texas, to register to vote, to participate in a democratic process. it s shameful that you would come here tonight and say to the department of justice that you must not use one penny, one cent, one dime, one dollar, to carry out the mandate of section 5 of the voting rights act. i apologize to my dear friend from georgia. if he s gotten angry with this amendment. it s never my intent to do so,
do you agree if congress was able to act, maybe that showing of support from congressman cantor means that republicans might be willing to do it. if congress could act post-haste, could that limit the amount of damage that i know you think has been done to voting rights in the protection of my for minority voting rights in this country in particular by today s ruling. well, i think it s important for us to act now. if we fail to act, the hopes and dreams and aspiration of many people to participate in a democratic process would be denied. so it is my hope that democrats and republicans members of the house that we would come together in a bipartisan fashion and fix it. today it is shocking, it s unbelievable. it makes me so sad to see we