A 2018 report from the ACEEE found that energy efficiency alone can cut energy use in greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2050.

I hear that you say they are significant. I am just saying this number, I think you and I both can agree, nobody is saying that tomorrow every single appliance in the United States of America would be replaced.

I have prioritized wildfire oversight and legislation, including hearings on Build Back Better, natural disasters and climate change.

Wildfires are not just contained to a season, but burn year-round in larger areas at higher intensity.

This money has to get to our communities. In my view, it should have gotten to our communities long ago.

I encourage the Majority to take a really sincere look at the FIRESHEDS Act to look at what the true cause of this is.

Thank you for the invitation to testify before you today.

We need more Federal firefighting resources. We need to invest in our forests.

The reality that we are living with throughout the Rocky Mountain West is that wildfires are no longer simply contained to a season. They are year-round.

Ultimately, we must rise to the unprecedented threats facing our Western lands.

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is a historic investment in our country's infrastructure, which included billions of dollars for the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service to support natural infrastructure, to reduce…

I couldn't agree with you more. And I think the point that you raise is a salient one...

The cost of climate change for my community could not be more clear. We need bold, decisive action to address these impacts and to tackle these existential threats.

It is time for Congress to take action to mitigate the impacts of these climate-fueled disasters.

And replacing dirty Putin natural gas with more dirty natural gas is not an answer to the energy crisis, the climate crisis, or the fact that we continue to experience fossil fuel-driven wars.

We believe that this is a problem.

I am in awe of the bravery of the Witnesses today and heartbroken that more individual courage is required to continue to expose the depth and breadth of harassment in the judiciary.

Let me just be clear. Philadelphia has not defunded its police. To the contrary, funding has increased each of the past two years to help address the twin pandemics of COVID and gun violence.

It is easier to get a gun in Pennsylvania than it is to get a driver's license.

I cannot sit here silently while my Republican colleagues try to hijack an important hearing to identify solutions to address the surge in violence over the past two years, particularly gun violence, that has taken a devastating toll on…

We cannot police our way out of this problem, however. If we are going to stem the tide of violence, we need to employ comprehensive approaches to public safety and address the underlying challenges that drive some people to pick up guns…

And it is clear that those smart technologies are crucial for my communities, for communities across the State of Colorado and, indeed, across the Rocky Mountain West, as wildfires become more pervasive here.

we have to ensure that our infrastructure is prepared for these events

climate change is only increasing the severity and the frequency of extreme weather events and natural disasters like wildfires

Our office is very interested in pursuing this further and potentially introducing legislation on the same.