Harley Rouda: “For every $80 we spend supporting fossil fuels, we spend $1 on renewable fuels.”

We all agree that less CO2 emissions is better for our health and the health of our fellow Americans.

In fact, in Orange County in my district, we learned that if there is a one percent under count of low-income students, schools could lose over a quarter million dollars in Federal funding.

The science is settled. I want to recognize that I am interested in trying to work with members across the aisle.

I do not think the Green New Deal is the way to do it, but I do think that we have the capacity, the intellectual, technical capacity to address these issues and do it in a way that not only benefits our country but the whole world.