With enforcement?

If the reward for doing a job right is getting a smaller budget, that's not necessarily going to encourage positive results.

And we look forward to more creativity from the members of the panel.

Adaptation. This is word that is the shorthand for the changes we, as a society, need to make to be better prepared for the changes that we are and will continue to experience as a result of climate change.

The Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act provides that needed structure, clarifying responsibilities, the framework for the data and assessments that need to be completed, and funding to get this work underway.

We need to start making different decisions now to make sure we are targeting our investments smartly.

The direct threat that our energy policies pose to our national security, including climate change and sea level increases.

Adaptation plans are absolutely necessary for public health, economic and environmental reasons.

We have already seen significant flooding at the U.S. Naval Academy.

This bill, I think, in a way does change it. Not in a way. It does change it, because it gives a predictable return for energy sources that have a friendlier carbon footprint.

That is what, I think, is the most exciting thing about this bill, Madam Chair, is that we unleash the American economy with predictability.

This bill takes action to deal with the underlying problem of global climate change by setting targets for us to meet.

this legislation provides the wherewithal by investing in green infrastructure, by dealing with remedial programs, engaging the States.

I just thank you all for starting. The States, many States, not just Maryland, many States, Madam Chairman have really moved forward aggressively on this issue.

We can do everything that we can to deal with oil, we just do not have enough of it.

If we do not take action, and we lose these assets, it is going to cause irreversible damage to my State of Maryland.

if we are successful in dealing with global climate change, if not only the United States acts but we act at Copenhagen, and there is an international commitment, and we in fact meet our international standards and reduce our warming, we…

we need the help our States. We need the work in the private sector. It is a team effort.