there will need to be thoughtful policies in place to try to find work and training in new sectors for people who are losing their job as a result of this transition.

Forty percent of American households are now served by utilities that have pledged to completely decarbonize by 2050.

A future of more suffering from climate change is not written in stone. We can invest in a cleaner, more resilient electric sector.

American utilities are already far surpassing its goals.

Curtailing or reducing State authority under the Clean Water Act would inflict serious harm to State and Federal authorities established by Congress.

Let's show America we can do it quick, we can do it well, we can do it safely and reliably, and we can do it in our lifetimes, so we leave something better for our children behind.

President Obama understood this, and that is why he set a national target to reduce power plant emissions by about 32 percent below 2012 levels.

Because that is where a good deal, not all, but a good deal of the emissions are.

In general, no, they have not. There was a recommendation way back in 2013 by GAO that NEPA should include climate risks as part of its consideration, and that is currently not the case.

President Trump agreed, and he repealed the Clean Power Plan and replaced it with an unambitious, ultimately illegal plan that was thrown out by the courts.

this may be the only bipartisan amendment that we will have the chance to vote on today. The really good news is that there will be a voice vote. For the past decade, our Nation's veterans service organizations have called on Congress to…

I think it is a real mistake to advocate for earmarks and to be blase about it.

I think that is a critical role for OMB and GAO to play together.

We need to get serious about it, deadly serious.

I certainly remember my time on the Appropriations Committee having GAO come up first in a panel and having agencies come up second, and seeing where the truth was in the middle.

I think there are some encouraging developments in this area, as you know, and our friends at GM have announced that they are going to stop producing gas and diesel-powered vehicles in 2035.

We are headed for a world of more plastic in the oceans than living fish in the oceans.

I want to make sure, working with her and members of this committee, that as we move to clean up our air and address climate change, we don't leave any of them behind.

I am hopeful that she will have the kind of bipartisan support she deserves.

I would just ask that when I come back I don't find that you have enacted six of your favorite pieces of legislation.

They are dealing with the practical problems in their communities.

But we are very concerned about approaches that set targets that just cost jobs and don't improve the environment.

We are people of deep faith, a number of us are. We are guided by our faith.

Reserving the right to object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Delaware.

I respect the views of my colleagues. I respect the views of this colleague especially, and he knows that. We don't always agree on everything or even, maybe, most things, but I think it is important we be able to find ways to disagree…