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Melanie Stansbury
@melaniestansbury· Democratic · NM· May 10, 2023

we in the Majority, the Democrats during the last Congress, passed the most significant infrastructure and climate action bills ever in the history of the United States, including the Inflation Reduction Act, which is really aimed at…

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Melanie Stansbury
@melaniestansbury· Democratic · NM· May 10, 2023

Is displacing American energy-intensive manufacturing and sending it to China, does that help the environment at all?

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Melanie Stansbury
@melaniestansbury· Democratic · NM· May 10, 2023

It's a little strange to see people lecturing about the evils of carbon emissions on planes, and then flying their own jets.

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Melanie Stansbury
@melaniestansbury· Democratic · NM· May 10, 2023

the idea that we can get rid of fossil fuels together is just a myth.

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Melanie Stansbury
@melaniestansbury· Democratic · NM· May 10, 2023

the science is telling us and the latest report from the IPCC has indicated that if we do not take climate action now, our planet is facing a major nexus in terms of potential planetary disaster.

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Melanie Stansbury
@melaniestansbury· Democratic · NM· May 10, 2023

the oil and gas industry is not struggling in the United States, and certainly that is not what is driving prices at the pump, as our colleagues across the aisle would like to have us believe.

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Teresa Leger Fernandez
@teresalegerfernandez· Democratic · NM· May 10, 2023

Mr. Speaker, I have been at the border. I have seen the sadness and faint hope in the faces of the children seeking asylum. Imagine the desperation a mother must feel sending a child across a treacherous path to seek asylum in the United…

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Melanie Stansbury
@melaniestansbury· Democratic · NM· May 9, 2023

I think, Mr. Frerichs, as you have indicated, I think, in your testimony, we have to follow the money, and the reality is, is that this is a well-coordinated and political attack.

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Melanie Stansbury
@melaniestansbury· Democratic · NM· May 9, 2023

So, my question is why on earth is the GOP waging a war on ESG, especially when it is so completely unpopular with American corporations, the market, investors, American voters?

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Melanie Stansbury
@melaniestansbury· Democratic · NM· May 9, 2023

I actually welcome the discussion today on sustainable investing.

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Teresa Leger Fernandez
@teresalegerfernandez· Democratic · NM· May 9, 2023

Thank you, Chair Westerman, for bringing us all together, in many senses, to honor the sequoias...

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Ben Ray Luján
@benraylujn· Democratic · NM· May 9, 2023

I just want to say how proud I am to be here today with you, as a New Mexican, to watch your growth, your advocacy for people, and your ability to work across the aisle.

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Ben Ray Luján
@benraylujn· Democratic · NM· May 9, 2023

One thing I am very proud of is that New Mexico... recently moved to cap insulin at $25 for a 30-day supply.

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Ben Ray Luján
@benraylujn· Democratic · NM· May 9, 2023

I appreciate that, sir. Now this is many times the value of the investment that was committed last year.

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Ben Ray Luján
@benraylujn· Democratic · NM· May 9, 2023

I appreciate that I heard you say yes. That is important to me as we talk about future insulin prices.

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Ben Ray Luján
@benraylujn· Democratic · NM· May 9, 2023

There are too many families back home that have shared with me decisions they are making on trying to make that insulin last longer than it should.

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Ben Ray Luján
@benraylujn· Democratic · NM· May 9, 2023

There is still almost 200,000 people in New Mexico that need insulin that don't get the cap.

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