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.

Christine Todd Whitman

Neglecting clean energy sources such as solar, wind, and especially nuclear, can result in blackouts, increased power bills, and will take a heavy toll on our efforts to reduce greenhouse gases.

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.

Christine Todd Whitman

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

Christine Todd Whitman

The Clean Air Act of 1970 was designed to control air pollution on a national level by authorizing the development of comprehensive regulations to limit emissions.

Christine Todd Whitman

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.

Christine Todd Whitman

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

Christine Todd Whitman

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

Christine Todd Whitman

We need elected officials who care more about policy than politics.

Christine Todd Whitman

For years, I have been a strong supporter of clean, safe nuclear energy as an important part of our energy mix.

Christine Todd Whitman

As a former governor, I am familiar with the challenge of balancing the immediate electricity and heating needs of our citizens with the long-term priority of ensuring that power comes from a diverse mix of energy sources that allows us flexibility as we fight the effects of climate change.

Christine Todd Whitman

Beyond combating global warming and supporting domestic business interests, remaining a part of the Paris Agreement has clear benefits to the U.S. at large. Nations such as China and India are already eyeing an opportunity to take over America's role as the world leader on this issue.

Christine Todd Whitman

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

Christine Todd Whitman

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.

Christine Todd Whitman

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.

Christine Todd Whitman

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.

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.

Christine Todd Whitman

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

Christine Todd Whitman

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.

Christine Todd Whitman

We need a Congress that cares more about doing the people's business than their own.

Christine Todd Whitman

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.

Christine Todd Whitman