Kathy Castor

My legislation is similar. It sets goals, and then it directs the EPA and the Department of Energy to take us there.

We have a real opportunity to use climate-smart infrastructure to prepare for higher sea levels, mitigate the effects of climate change, and protect our communities.

You know, you mentioned the flooding there in downtown Fort Lauderdale.

That is why I introduced the Climate Solutions Act.

I think what you have been able to do through your work and your testimony today is highlight the opportunities.

We need to make progress today.

As vice chair of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, I know that climate change is one of the most forefront national security threats of our time.

This is a really helpful bill.

As chair of the Interior Appropriations Subcommittee, I will continue to prioritize to address climate change and building resiliency into our fragile ecosystems.

If we do not address sea level rise through infrastructure, this salt water intrusion will destroy our only source of drinking water long before Miami is underwater.

Well, thank you very much, Mr. Lieu.

I hope your work will prioritize national security, clean energy, and resilient communities.

We cannot leave frontline communities behind.

These coastal communities are literally and figuratively under water. So this will help these well-known, unmet, imminent needs.

We have embraced this charge with all of the seriousness it deserves.

Simply put, the cost of inaction on climate change is already having a staggering impact on our national security.

Congress must urgently address climate change because climate change is not a future threat.

But it is time for the federal government to step up and take bold action to address it as well.

I am appearing before the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis to discuss the Energy Sector Innovation Credit Act, as we work in a bipartisan way to ensure future generations have clean air to breath in and clean water to drink.

This is why I will introduce legislation to offer a tax incentive for new clean energy technologies which would increase energy on the grid.

I urge this committee to act with the urgency that this crisis demands before it is too late.

Transitioning to a climate-forward economy represents an opportunity to mobilize our economy and create high-quality jobs.

Instead of picking winners and losers in the energy sector, this new tax credit would bolster market-driven innovation across electricity-generating technologies.

We know that two hurricanes struck Puerto Rico, Maria and Irma, as well as the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The climate crisis is increasingly putting America's agriculture at risk.