Mike Levin

I think the work of this committee is significantly overdue. This is a scientific, health, political, economic, national security, environmental, and moral issue.

If we got a handle on homelessness in Southern California, the number of homeless veterans in this country would reduce exponentially. That is the epicenter.

The Administration is rushing an environmental impact statement on an oil and gas leasing program: is the impact statement correct in its findings?

How do you expect us to bear these burdens of adaptation--because in the Arctic we are well beyond the point of mitigation--if you erode our ability to fund these projects ourselves?

Climate change is affecting the Arctic greatly. Please consider the climate impacts of oil and gas exploration in a wilderness. How is climate change impacting you?

One of my concerns about the Administration's headlong rush to start drilling in the Arctic is the climate impacts of creating an entirely new oil and gas field out of a wilderness.

I am a proud Californian. And in regard to the claim that any measure being discussed would increase oil imports in California, I would remind my colleagues that my state has made an overarching commitment to cut all petroleum use in half…

We need to be absolutely clear that any aid is there to ease the Venezuelan people's suffering, not to make them pawns in political ploys.

I believe the Committee should insist on the production of any documents held by the agency that express concerns about the impact of the decision on the right whales.

I also find that very hard to believe, given the significance of the policy.

I find that hard to believe, seeing as it is such a significant change in policy, to allow sounds up to 160 decibels in the Atlantic but not in the Gulf.

I think we all agree how important it is to listen to scientists when developing public policy, particularly in an area like this where certain industries may have an outsized influence.

U.S. Sanctions Are Aimed at Venezuela's Oil. Its Citizens May Suffer First.

With these changes and our continually growing population in mind, we must consider how to make our water resources more sustainable and reliable for our population centers.

I have consumed it myself, Mr. Chairman, and I have lived to talk about it.

This body has a responsibility to step up and proclaim America's long dedication to, imperfect, but our dedication to human rights.

Dealing with climate change in a bold and aggressive way is no fairytale. Doing nothing and expecting this problem to take care of itself is the real fairytale.

The agenda, at least their original agenda as intended from President Nixon and both the Democrats and Republicans who supported the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act at the time, was simply to protect human health and the environment.

I think the testimony from our witnesses yesterday and today was overwhelmingly conclusive that climate change is driven by human activity and that Congress cannot waste any more time with inaction.

It was the first committee on climate change we have had in about 6 or 8 years. Long overdue.

The overwhelming scientific consensus has left no doubt--no doubt--that we are facing a climate crisis.

Now is our moment to lead. This should not be a partisan issue; this should be based on science and evidence.

I offer a privileged resolution (H. Res. 1161) and ask for its immediate consideration in the House. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 1161 Resolved, That the Speaker is hereby authorized and directed to administer the…

I ask so-called fiscal conservatives: Why add to the deficit $3 trillion? I guess it is consistency. If you dig a hole, dig it deeper. Oh, it is for workers. Workers? One-half of the top percent get 50 percent of the benefit. It won't pass…

And I will keep doing it. And now Mr. Hoyer is going to yield to another champion who has worked how many years on these issues? Don't say it is a long time.