The question is whether we have the courage to act on climate.

Climate change is a matter of social justice. Communities of color and tribes are disproportionately impacted by climate change, and will continue to struggle unless we take action.

We must also not advocate our global leadership on the issue of climate change, or subcontract our energy and environmental policies to a handful of big polluters who ignore science and common sense.

The majority of Americans consider meaningful action on climate change to be a moral and economic imperative.

I hope that we can put politics aside, if even for just a moment, and focus instead on science and evidence and our future.

2018 was the 4th hottest year on record for our planet, falling behind only 2015, 2016, and 2017.

If you are approaching climate change as a partisan, political issue, your faith is leading you astray.

If this Committee and bold chambers of Congress don't urgently come together, put the people of this country first, put God first, and put your political party to the side to solve climate change, we don't make it beyond 12 years from now…

The Trump administration chooses to mock science and mislead the public about what our country will look like if we do nothing.

Climate change is an urgent problem. It demands urgent action and a sense of purpose from Congress.

Every day that we fail to act increases the costs of addressing this crisis for future generations.

Reclaiming my time, I am very grateful for my friend's, Representative McCollum's, leadership on this issue and for the tireless efforts of the Appropriations chair and Speaker Pelosi. They are working on behalf of the people to fund and…