Scott Peters

Today we have the opportunity to discuss climate legislation with a real shot at becoming law.

I have concerns about the EPA's track record of enforcing the requirements for companies claiming the sovereign sequestration tax credit.

USE IT is a standalone bill but it is a vital complement to this committee's climate priorities.

Experts before this committee have testified that we can't reach net zero by 2050, unless we figure out a way to decarbonize cement, steel, and plastics.

The Democrats on this committee have released draft legislation proposing how to close the emissions gap by investing in clean energy and efficiency.

I am pleased to be here today to talk about the USE IT Act, which we proudly introduced with Representatives McKinley, Veasey, Schweikert, and Bustos.

We will not make real progress in reducing climate pollution unless there is significant net storage.

I believe the Department of Energy should play a larger role.

We have to bring the cost of carbon capture down.

I commend the bill's sponsors for their efforts.

I would like to see it provide a lot more direction on medium- to long-term planning.

We must develop and deploy technologies to capture and store carbon.

It would be hard to argue that the proliferation of natural gas displacing coal hasn't been good from an environmental perspective.

The collaborative approach is working in California. There are many examples of it. My problem with it is it is slow.

As you may know, the San Diego region, including parts of my district, was devastated by wildfires in 2003 and 2007.

There is a vicious feedback loop that exists between wildfires and climate change.

Bottom line: this is a public health and a consumer safety issue.

I am a cosponsor of Blumenauer's Research Act because I do think that we need more research.

It just seems to me that it is rare that we have an industry sort of from small to large across the country interested in the Federal Government setting a regulatory framework that other groups don't object to.

Keeping our markets aligned and maintaining a strong relationship between the U.S. and Mexico is vital to the San Diego region.

This bill will protect American businesses against highly anticompetitive practices that include the dumping of highly subsidized HFCs.

Phasing down the use of HFCs is certainly profitable. The Chamber of Commerce and the Consumer Goods Forum, which represents over 400 member companies, enthusiastically support the bill.

Today is a good day. We are here to discuss the American Innovation and Manufacturing Leadership Act of 2020, a bipartisan bill that enjoys widespread support from industry groups and environmental organizations, Democrats and Republicans…

We have committed as a nation to ending veteran homelessness - these men and women are veterans, and we must not leave them behind.

H.R. 2398 breaks no precedents, and the legislation commands the strong support of homelessness and veteran groups.