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Bert Miller
@bertmiller· Republican · ID· Feb 13, 2024

During your testimony, you said you have had discussions about agriculture and climate change with John Kerry.

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Scott Perry
@scottperry· Republican · PA· Feb 5, 2024

This Administration has found a way, has seen fit to have a special envoy for climate change.

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Thomas Tiffany
@thomastiffany· Republican · WI· Dec 11, 2023

So, we could shut down affordable energy here in America, and it will do nothing on the issue that is before us.

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Cliff Bentz
@cliffbentz· Republican · OR· Dec 11, 2023

So, if the greatest threat to the planet is climate change, and the greatest success in world history is the United States' transition to natural gas, how can those two things co-exist?

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Sydney Kamlager-Dove
@sydneykamlagerdove· Democratic · CA· Dec 11, 2023

Extreme weather, fueled by global heating, is affecting energy, water, insurance premiums, and food, and housing costs.

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Cliff Bentz
@cliffbentz· Republican · OR· Dec 11, 2023

The greatest reduction in emissions have already been banked. The strategies that you are talking about are dream world.

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Garret Graves
@garretgraves· Republican · LA· Dec 11, 2023

For every one ton of emissions we have reduced in the United States, China has increased by four.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
@alexandriaocasiocortez· Democratic · NY· Dec 11, 2023

If we truly care about climate change, and we care about this environment and we care about this planet, that we are moving forward based on decisions that actually make sense.

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Deborah Ross
@deborahross· Democratic · NC· Mar 27, 2023

My home State of North Carolina is particularly vulnerable to extreme weather events, hurricanes on our coasts...

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Zoe Lofgren
@zoelofgren· Democratic · CA· Mar 27, 2023

California has had 12 atmospheric rivers since late December. Damage to homes, communities, infrastructure is widespread across California.

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Zoe Lofgren
@zoelofgren· Democratic · CA· Mar 27, 2023

Climate change means that these atmospheric rivers coming over and over again may be the new normal and with the warming climate.

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Michael McCaul
@michaelmccaul· Republican · TX· May 11, 2021

The People's Republic of China is the world's leading greenhouse gas emitter, and is responsible for almost 30 percent of global emissions.

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Susan Wild
@susanwild· Democratic · PA· May 11, 2021

Deforestation has surged to record highs as the Government has rolled back environmental protection mechanisms.

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Brad Sherman
@bradsherman· Democratic · CA· May 11, 2021

We all know climate change is not free, it is not going to pay for itself.

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Michael McCaul
@michaelmccaul· Republican · TX· May 11, 2021

Yet, the Paris Agreement does the bare minimum to hold the PRC accountable.

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Michael McCaul
@michaelmccaul· Republican · TX· May 11, 2021

I believe the climate is changing. And we must take steps to address it.

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Michael McCaul
@michaelmccaul· Republican · TX· May 11, 2021

If we truly want to reduce emissions, we must keep all these options on the table.

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