--- title: "8 Caps Quotes By Barack Obama" description: "8 Caps quotes by Barack Obama. Plus more from Barack Obama and more Caps sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/555/barack-obama-17_caps_under-my-plan-of-a-cap-and-trade-system_650673.jpg" --- > [Under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/under-my-plan-of-a-cap-and-trade-system-electricity-rates-would/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/555/barack-obama-17_caps_under-my-plan-of-a-cap-and-trade-system_650673.jpg) > [But to truly transform our economy, protect our security, and save our planet from the ravages of climate change, we need to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/but-to-truly-transform-our-economy-protect-our-security-and-save-our/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05d/barack-obama-17_america_but-to-truly-transform-our-economy-prote_816045.jpg) > [There are places I want to visit where if I'm wearing a baseball cap and some sunglasses I think I can get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/there-are-places-i-want-to-visit-where-if-i-m-wearing-a-baseball-cap/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88f/barack-obama-17_baseball_there-are-places-i-want-to-visit-where-i_1034203.jpg) > [Most Americans believe that escalation will not bring the war in Iraq to a responsible end, and that's why I've proposed not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/most-americans-believe-that-escalation-will-not-bring-the-war-in-iraq/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a1/barack-obama-17_believe_most-americans-believe-that-escalation-w_1118725.jpg) > [So if somebody wants to build a coal-powered plant, they can. It's just that it will bankrupt them because they're going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/so-if-somebody-wants-to-build-a-coal-powered-plant-they-can-it-s-just/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f3/barack-obama-17_caps_so-if-somebody-wants-to-build-a-coal-pow_1441808.jpg) > [Under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket… Because I’m capping greenhouse gasses, coal power plants,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/under-my-plan-of-a-cap-and-trade-system-electricity-rates-would-2/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/969/barack-obama-17_caps_under-my-plan-of-a-cap-and-trade-system_2723578.jpg) > [By some estimates, the oil you recently discovered off the shores of Brazil could amount to twice the reserves we have in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/by-some-estimates-the-oil-you-recently-discovered-off-the-shores-of/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/02c/barack-obama-17_amount_by-some-estimates-the-oil-you-recently-d_2945956.jpg) > [Under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket. . . . Because I'm capping greenhouse gases,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/under-my-plan-of-a-cap-and-trade-system-electricity-rates-would-3/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a82/barack-obama-17_caps_under-my-plan-of-a-cap-and-trade-system_2989750.jpg) ## Other authors on Caps ## More by Barack Obama > [So here's what I want you to know, and here's what I want all our men and women in uniform to know: Because of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/so-here-s-what-i-want-you-to-know-and-here-s-what-i-want-all-our-men/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [The peaceful transition of power is one of the hallmarks of our democracy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-peaceful-transition-of-power-is-one-of-the-hallmarks-of-our/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [As opposed to getting into arguments about, well, these folks have been treated fairly so now we're going to be doing things that, very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/as-opposed-to-getting-into-arguments-about-well-these-folks-have-been/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [Donald Trump is temperamentally unfit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/donald-trump-is-temperamentally-unfit/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [What we've said to the girls is: 'If you guys ever decide that you're going to get a tattoo, then mommy and me will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/what-we-ve-said-to-the-girls-is-if-you-guys-ever-decide-that-you-re/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [Nobody is listening to your telephone calls.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/nobody-is-listening-to-your-telephone-calls/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [All of us take offense to anyone who reaps the rewards of living in America without taking on the responsibilities of living in America.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/all-of-us-take-offense-to-anyone-who-reaps-the-rewards-of-living-in/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [The world is complicated and full of grays, but there's still truth there to be found.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-world-is-complicated-and-full-of-grays-but-there-s-still-truth/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [ That is another theme in the book \[Dreams from My Father\]. How do we exercise more empathy in our public discourse? How do we… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/that-is-another-theme-in-the-book-dreams-from-my-father-how-do-we/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [I can say across Europe that many principles that have been taken for granted here around free speech, and around civil liberties and an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-can-say-across-europe-that-many-principles-that-have-been-taken-for/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [So Americans understand the costs of war. Yet as a country, we will never tolerate our security being threatened, nor stand idly by when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/so-americans-understand-the-costs-of-war-yet-as-a-country-we-will/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [I want to thank the Greek people publicly for their humanitarian response to the crisis of so many migrants and refugees seeking safety in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-want-to-thank-the-greek-people-publicly-for-their-humanitarian/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [We had a farewell dinner for some of my senior staff, and generally everybody likes to talk about how cool I was.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-had-a-farewell-dinner-for-some-of-my-senior-staff-and-generally/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [ It's good to get fresh legs in \[the White house\]. I think that it refreshes our democracy. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/it-s-good-to-get-fresh-legs-in-the-white-house-i-think-that-it/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [Believe it or not, entertainment is part of our American diplomacy, it is part of what makes us exceptional, part of what makes us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/believe-it-or-not-entertainment-is-part-of-our-american-diplomacy-it/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/caps/barack-obama/#itemlist", "name": "8 Caps Quotes By Barack Obama", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/under-my-plan-of-a-cap-and-trade-system-electricity-rates-would/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/555/barack-obama-17_caps_under-my-plan-of-a-cap-and-trade-system_650673.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/555/barack-obama-17_caps_under-my-plan-of-a-cap-and-trade-system_650673.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/555/barack-obama-17_caps_under-my-plan-of-a-cap-and-trade-system_650673.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket.” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "But to truly transform our economy, protect our security, and save our planet from the ravages of climate change, we need to ultimately make clean, renewable energy the profitable kind of energy. 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