"I represent an area that is impacted by climate change very much, southern California--sea level rise."
"I still--I have circled in his--but emissions are--no matter what--even though what we are doing--emissions are still rising."
"Forty percent of our Nation's goods come in and out of the port area in my district."
"What we are talking about here is the national emergency that the Nation confronts, and the planet confronts."
"I would like to follow up on something that Mr. Gosar... used to, at the end of the hearing, ask all the panelists if there is one question they would have liked to have been asked and what their answ..."
"I know this is doubted by some of my colleagues on the other side, who say we have no jurisdiction over climate change and no reason to discuss it. That is flat-out wrong."
"There is no doubt that a transition away from fossil fuels to zero-emission energy sources is essential."
"I think that is just not right."
"Putting all your chips on fossil fuels I think now is a bad bet, and we need to at least address those issues."
"it's my intention as Chairman to run this Subcommittee in a way that keeps the discussion thoughtful and respectful, based on facts, and with an eye toward finding agreement whenever possible."
"There must be changes in how we produce and use energy in this country."