"I certainly share the frustration of Dr. Burgess that we are not all together in person, unmasked, which I believe we could be, if we were all vaccinated."
"I think it may be in some ways pretty useful, but I really am anxious to get back to work with everybody in person without masks in the committee room."
"I know that--I think the--every Democrat is vaccinated. I am sad to say that every Republican is not."
"We are on the front lines of the climate crisis, and for many people in California and many Americans, climate stress is often felt as water stress."
"Even a modest carbon price is essential. It would reduce the cost of decarbonization, generate billions in new revenue."
"I think that there is no reason not to adjust our understanding of 'act of God' defense to reflect that."
"I think we should apply that principle, by the way, to other environmental challenges, like putting a price on carbon to address climate change."
"We are eager for your leadership."
"Tens of millions of gallons of raw sewage, human and chemical waste... are flowing down through the Tijuana River."
"change is coming whether we seek it or not. Coal production in the electricity sector has been falling for years for market reasons irrespective of any Federal policy, and we can support these communi..."
"We need to stop acting as if we have to choose between clean energy and fossil energy and instead focus on solutions for workers in the clean energy transition that is clearly already happening."