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Raúl Manuel Grijalva is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Arizona's 3rd congressional district since 2003. A member of the Democratic Party, Grijalva has been an advocate for environmental protection, education, and healthcare reform throughout his tenure in Congress. He has played a significant role in various legislative initiatives, particularly those aimed at addressing climate change and promoting social justice.
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. This month marks the end of a year of celebration. Over the past 12 months, hundreds of millions of people from our country and from around the world have joined together to celebrate…
But this hearing is about whether we should close our eyes and hope that climate change goes away. I promise, it won't.
It's a classic case of environmental injustice because Native American communities typically do the least among us to contribute to climate change, but they bear the impacts first and worst.
Those arguments help us understand what this hearing is really about--climate denial.
It is disappointing that we are not doing our jobs and having hearings on the impacts of climate change on our Nation.
Can CEQ, the Interior Department, the Agriculture Department, or any aspect of our Federal Government possibly claim to be living up to the goals set forth in NEPA if we continue to deny climate science and ignore climate change in our…
It appears to me that our changing climate is playing a role in the prolonged and more severe drought...
I would support a discussion about the best way to stop the worst effects of climate change.
We can't afford the luxury of playing political games with our climate. Time is up.
It's disappointing that we aren't doing our jobs and having hearings on the impacts of climate change on our Nation.
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