I am not going to quit until all of my colleagues understand the human consequences of environmental discrimination. I ask my colleagues to consider the people, the families, who every day bear the unequal and unjust consequences of our addiction to fossil fuels. As President Biden has said, justice must be at the heart of our response, and my amendment does just that. I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on this amendment. I yield back the balance of my time.
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