Ro Khanna

If you have a significant number on climate, it can`t be window dressing. But if it`s north of 300 billion people on the house will say, yes, the environmental groups will say yes.

The president deserves credit for this with this strategic petroleum reserve that he released, with the fact that we have gone after big oil and the hearings that we`re having on the climate agenda that we`re passing.

President Biden is actually delivering, CHIPS Act $52 billion to get semiconductor manufacturing in the United States, two new plants coming in Ohio, that the president is going to be there for the groundbreaking.

Donald Trump’s whole campaign was we’ve offshored our jobs, we need new factories. There were no new factories, no new industry with Donald Trump, the trade deficit actually increased.

Chris, the president has had so many wins that even Democrats on the Hill are optimistic. And genetically, Democrats are always anxious and paranoid, but you have text chains members who are saying, look, I think we have a real shot to…

I had to take out like I said, $100,000 of loans for three years. So $10,000 is just not enough.

America`s a nation where we make progress for the hardships of previous generations don`t have to be the hardships of future generations.

He`s the first president who has forgiveness loans, just like he`s the first president who took major action on climate.

This applies to trade school, applies to vocational school, and let`s double down on investing in people who don`t go to college.

I`m glad that the President did this.

It`s a big significant step. It`s long overdue. You know I took out over $100,000 of loans. There was a year I couldn`t pay it back. I had to take forbearance. Now I was fortunate I was able to pay my student loans back.

The Inflation Reduction Act is the largest investment in climate in our country's history.

Our committee--one of the first things we did is had Greta Thunberg in, and we've been leading on getting rid of the fossil fuel subsidies on this committee.

What that would do is have a standard that you will be denied a permit unless you can show that there's a reasonable probability of no additional harm.

Representative Tlaib has been a leader, as has Chair Grijalva, on this Environmental Justice for All Act.

The House of Representatives, who care about environmental justice, should do whatever we can to oppose that kind of a deal going through the House?

Whatever kind of action Congress can take to address that issue straight out is I think the most important thing.

I mean, these are huge disparities based on where--what ZIP code you're living in in the 21st century in America.

I mean, it is outrageous that it is basically misleading, not submit complaints to the appropriate agency, but almost deceiving them.

We will follow up as a committee, with Representative Tlaib's leadership, and make sure that we're getting something to Stellantis.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you for the moving testimony.

I want to recognize just someone who I have the deepest admiration for, Debbie Dingell, who is one of the strongest voices in Congress on bringing production back, manufacturing back, but also on social justice and racial justice.

We have to hold corporations accountable for pollution, we have to look at the impacts on vulnerable communities in my district, and has just been relentless.

And I fear, if we don’t do that, that you could have a repeat of the efforts in 2020 in 2024. And that would be malpractice for our Congress not to prevent someone from stealing the election in 2024.

But, if anything, it should hopefully get enough Republicans in the Senate and a few in the House to vote for the Electoral Count Act -- Reform Act, will make sure that whoever wins the popular vote in states in 2024 actually gets the…