Alan Lowenthal: “In effect, this title is a bribe for states to take public lands out of the public's hands.”

Gulf Coast communities are also on the front lines of climate change, and sea-level rise, erosion, flooding, and more powerful storms will continue to wreak havoc until we reduce our emissions.

These targets are certainly reasonable, and they are consistent with what the world has agreed to for climate targets.

I am glad also that we have come together to discuss this critically important issue.

I thank my colleague, Representative Cartwright, for introducing this important bipartisan legislation and working to build such an impressive coalition of support. I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on H.R. 7283, and I reserve the…