Kathy Castor

My commitment is therefore to pursue legislative and/or regulatory solutions, and I would appreciate you working with me and others in doing so.

I urge the Committee to be bold and strategic in crafting a modern and thoughtful transportation package that tackles the climate crisis.

there is simply not a substitute for tackling the source of the problem, and that is the increase in greenhouse gases.

Well, clearly, we are behind the 8 ball, because the U.S. has put off climate action for so long that dramatic transition to the clean energy economy.

If Congress chooses the status quo, we lose.

We must choose climate action now.

We have to cut carbon pollution smartly and soon.

We need to accelerate our investments in energy efficiency with a special priority on those regions of the country negatively impacted by declining use of fossil fuel.

I am pleased that you and Democratic majority are reclaiming our vital oversight duties.

How many preventable deaths need to occur before the Commission under your leadership issues a mandatory safety standard?

We can't afford to let you down or disappoint you.

This is a time for hope. This is a time for solutions.

Today, solving the climate crisis is not just your challenge; it is the challenge that we all share.

The time for rejecting climate science is over. The time for frustration and despair in the face of the climate crisis must end.

I hope we can approach those differences constructively.

One of the charges of this committee will be to hold field hearings.

When we talk about the climate crisis, we are talking about my home.

It is unnecessary to incorporate an arbitrary constraint on field hearings, as proposed in this amendment.

I hope the time we spend together will be constructive for all of us and constructive for addressing the climate crisis.

I know we will have significant differences on this committee.

I thank my colleague and friend, Dr. Ruiz, for yielding the time. Mr. Speaker, on behalf of families of children with complex medical needs--and there are many families like this all across America--I rise to urge approval of H.R. 1839…

As a Floridian, this hearing is particularly timely because it is spring break time back home.

In Florida, drunk driving caused more than 15 crashes per day in March of last year.

The Department also concluded that expanding junk plans will, and I quote, 'increase premiums and cause an increase in the number of individuals who are uninsured.'

I think what should happen is that we should adhere to the law of the land, that we do allow discrimination against our neighbors with preexisting health conditions.