
I introduced H.R. 5194, the Climate Change Financial Risk Act, with Senator Schatz, of course, introducing the companion bill in the Senate.
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I introduced H.R. 5194, the Climate Change Financial Risk Act, with Senator Schatz, of course, introducing the companion bill in the Senate.

At 8 degrees, Manhattan feels like Qatar, essentially. It is really unpleasant.

The reasons for that are, and I am sure you know this, but just to reiterate for everyone here, from 2016 to 2018, average economic losses from natural disasters were $150 billion.

This dwarfs the financial crisis, and presumably a lot of those homes will be subject to 30-year mortgages.

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