Lois Capps: “As you well know, climate change is real. The effects are real, and the time to act is now.”

This need is twofold. First, we need to rapidly expand on the implementation of existing green technologies.

We have responsibility to ensure we are considering these risks when it comes to operating all nuclear plants as safely as possible.

And I want to salute my colleague Joe Kennedy, and pledge my support for making sure this topic stays on the table.

I hope it won't be the last one. I hope it is the first of really getting into this issue.