Kathy Castor

if we are to maintain and strengthen America's global leadership position, Congress must build on last year's landmark bipartisan reform and expansion of the Section 45Q tax credit.

Addressing the climate crisis is the defining challenge of our generation, and the United Steelworkers are ready to join in that effort.

Our job on this committee is to try to fill the policy void left at the national level by the president.

So the climate science dictates that we have to reduce carbon emissions in the industrial sector.

America has a serious and growing vaping problem. I have seen it firsthand.

Thank you, Chairwoman Eshoo, for holding this very important hearing on how we make prescription drugs more affordable.

Finally, we have in our sights some terrific legislation to finally take on Big Pharma and to do everything we can to lower prescription drug prices.

Consumers know this. I hear it all the time from the families who I represent back home in Florida.

Congress has had plenty of opportunity to understand that burning fossil fuels warms the planet and alters the Earth's climate.

The youth climate movement has grabbed the attention of the world, and it is due to the hard work of many of the students in this room.

Woman, I want to thank Chairman Grijalva for being a champion for America's natural resources. In doing so, the gentleman is a champion for jobs and the economy. We know this in Florida. That is why I rise in strong support of H.R. 205…

I have to say, after touring through Illinois and Michigan during August, my great takeaway was, boy, the global race is on for building the fuel-efficient and electric vehicles of the future.

And what was interesting is that the Tesla battery is being built in the U.S.

We cannot afford for this to happen again.

Failing to take concrete steps to address climate change at the global level puts us on an unsustainable course.

I'm glad to see everyone back in Washington. We have a number of climate action votes on the House floor this week to ban dangerous offshore drilling, protect the Arctic Refuge, clean up diesel pollution, and boost energy efficiency.

When we have a President who denies climate change, who thinks that wind turbines cause cancer, and who undermines consumers and businesses by undoing energy saving rules for cars and light bulbs, America is missing out on a huge economic…

I heard from the experts at GM and Ford, how they are going all in on electric vehicles, but they are very afraid that U.S. policy is going to take a backseat and let other countries capture the market.

The United States must be a producer and exporter of advanced technology products, not jobs.

I think the average person, the average American understands that when you have a more fuel-efficient vehicle or an electric vehicle, you are going to save money at the pump and there are significant health benefits.

It is painfully clear to our members that the climate crisis is real, and its scope is global.

We need to pass long-term policies that support manufacturing in America.

Protecting the environment is not inherently bad for the economy and solutions exist all around us.

there are some very significant roadblocks right now.

I hope everyone had a productive August work period. I am grateful to Congressman Neguse who hosted our first field hearing in Boulder, Colorado.