Raúl Grijalva

Would you agree that Tongass National Forest in Alaska, 16 million acres of temperate rainforest, is exactly the kind of forest we should be protecting right now for its climate mitigation potential?

If we want to talk about trees, let's focus on what will work.

Any bill that ducks the issue of drawing down fossil fuel production on public lands is not enough.

Any bill that does not address that is not up to the challenge of this crisis.

Current and future generations are demanding we follow the science and act boldly to limit emissions from fossil fuels. It's time we listened.

For too long, my friends on the other side of the aisle denied that this was even a real issue.

I think it is time that we listened.

Our bill addresses both sides of the problem, increasing our public lands' ability to absorb, while decreasing what they emit, with the goal of getting to net zero emissions by 2040.

But all the trees in the world won't stand a fighting chance if we don't cut our fossil fuel emissions.

We must dramatically reduce greenhouse gases and get to net zero emissions as rapidly as possible.

I appreciate Congressman Westerman's proposal, and I welcome Republicans into what is hopefully a new chapter for their party to begin to focus on climate solutions and not climate denial.

Congress must act decisively and act to deal with climate change, which is the greatest environmental, economic, and public health threat of our time.

I thank the gentlewoman from Colorado for the time and for her longstanding commitment to public land in her State and throughout the Nation. I also want to thank all of the sponsors from California to Washington who have done tremendous…

Let me thank Chair Lowey and the Speaker for responding with urgency in bringing this legislation that I support, H.R. 5687, to the floor to help the families of Puerto Rico who are enduring, once again, another natural disaster. Beginning…

I want to commend the work of Congressman McEachin and Natural Resources Committee Chairman, Raul Grijalva on their comprehensive environmental justice initiative.

Doing so would be consistent with the principles of Environmental Justice.

I urge you not to lose sight of the relief and safeguards that farmworkers and environmental justice communities deserve NOW.

Farm working and immigrant families are not only vital to our economy and food security; they are also vital to our communities.

Solutions to the climate crisis require bold action.

I will vote in favor of impeachment today. The facts are irrefutable, and the ongoing obstruction and coverup is shameful. My parents came here as immigrants, and I am proud to live in a nation that rewarded their hard work by providing a…

Last week, I was honored to attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference with Speaker Pelosi and my Democratic colleagues in Congress. That conference focused on the urgent need to prevent climate change from destroying our oceans…

It is my pleasure to yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from New Mexico (Mr. Lujan), a leader in this effort on this legislation. {time} 1715

So we just have to make sure at the back end, once there is the revenue, that the equation focuses on carbon cost equity for the communities that need them the most because they suffer the ailments the most.

I would ask of all you in a bipartisan respect-- to really fix the issue of DACA and really make these individuals permanent residents.

I find that families I speak with are often feeling that they are placed in this impossible situation--whether they access these benefits and ensure that they and their children remain healthy, but then risk possibly being separated in the…