We know the ocean is a crucial ally in the climate fight.

I look forward to continuing to work with Chair Grijalva, as we advance meaningful, nature-based policies to fight the climate crisis.

We echo the calls of our Pacific Island brother and sisters 'We are not drowning. We are fighting.'

One of the most critical aspects of the Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act is that it incorporates ocean-based energy production as part of the climate solution.

The Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act will keep oceans healthy in the face of warming temperatures.

As Chair of the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, I'm proud that it incorporates many of the recommendations from our Climate Crisis Action Plan.

Protecting and restoring ocean and wetland ecosystems doesn't just increase their capacity to sequester carbon; it also makes coastal communities more resilient to the impacts of climate change.

I ask unanimous consent to enter into the record three scientific papers that support Title II

The way I look at it, we are in a reciprocal relationship with nature. You reap what you sow: greedy polluters have harmed our planet for decades, and now we are all facing the consequences.

I support portions of the bill that establish processes for relocation of communities and humbly call for the Federal Government to do more.

The Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act recognizes the potential of 'blue carbon' to mitigate climate change.

It is the first recognition, both through the Tribal resilience program funding provisions in the bill, as well as the relocation funding provisions in the bill, where our harm and our suffering is being acknowledged.

we absolutely need good fishery management, and we absolutely need good conservation

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