"there are so many families and small business owners that want to access energy efficiency and clean technologies, but there is a real problem with that upfront cost"
"we could put money back into the pockets of consumers and small businesses, don't you think, if we could help address that?"
"This is a very important hearing."
"I think we need to deal with it. To ignore it, to put it off, and to go from denial to avoidance on climate change is not progress."
"Today I would like to commend Chair Grijalva for his continued leadership on climate action and to express my support for the Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act."
"This bill really provides a pathway for both protecting and restoring ocean ecosystems in ways that generate economic benefit, and that also reduce the impacts of climate change that are so economical..."
"I wish we would have had more GOP Members join us in our Climate Action Now bill that just said simply that the U.S. needs to remain in the international climate agreement."
"I hope we share that vision for the clean energy future, because the escalating cost and impacts of the climate crisis are upon us."
"The changing climate is especially harming working-class households and people of color--the same folks who have been historically marginalized through discriminatory practices and underinvestment."
"The science is in, the risks are clear, and the incredible opportunities for progress are within our reach."
"The risks and harms of climate change are hurting families, farmers, and small business owners, as well as workers in manufacturing and the energy sector."