Harley Rouda: “I thank the gentleman from North Carolina for his support for the bill, and once again I thank Madam Chair for her…”

As you know, there is a bipartisan bill sitting on Mitch McConnell's desk that would eliminate the prefunding mandate and free up tens of billions of dollars for the U.S. Postal Service.

The Postal Service also has a ridiculous mandate to prefund in 10 years' time 75 years of retiree health benefits, unlike any other private or public institution.

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.