These recent geothermal energy breakthroughs, I think, offer really exciting opportunities to develop clean and always available energy in communities that have previously hosted fossil fuel development.
Sydney Kamlager-Dove
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Sydney Kai Kamlager-Dove is a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing California's 37th congressional district since April 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, she has been actively involved in various social justice initiatives throughout her political career. Kamlager-Dove has focused on issues such as healthcare, education, and community safety, advocating for policies that support marginalized communities in her district. Prior to her election to Congress, she served in the California State Assembly, where she worked on legislation addressing housing and public safety.
Let's be clear. Telework and remote work works. Workers want it because it makes them more productive and reduces stress by avoiding commutes.
We know now that 2023 was the hottest year on record by a wide margin, and the rate of warming over the past century has no precedent.
COVID opened our eyes to the advantages of telework. We can't and shouldn't ignore those lessons.
The communities in my district would beg to differ. They still suffer from the impacts of having the largest urban oil field in the country in their backyard.
We may have the best and safest environmental laws in the world, but they don't mean anything if they are not enforced.
Just to remind everyone, 2023 will be the hottest year ever recorded, and not by a small margin.
China and Russia are exploitatively mining in Africa, and Russia is mining democracy and sovereignty in Ukraine.
Contrary to the assumptions in H.R. 5482, fossil fuels are not the most cost-effective option for a lot of American bill-payers.
Nearly a year into Republican control of the House, and this Committee has yet to have a single hearing on the biggest threat of our time.
No one should have to choose between paying their energy bills and essentials like paying for food, child care, health care...





