Hank Johnson: “Thank you, Barbara Lee. Thank you, Eleanor Holmes Norton, for what you bring to the table to this Congress. And on…”

“Thank you, Barbara Lee. Thank you, Eleanor Holmes Norton, for what you bring to the table to this Congress. And on behalf of your constituents, one of whom is me, during the week, as I'm a D.C. resident. I mean, I'm a D.C. native; I had to move to Georgia before I could come to Congress. But anyway, Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the Safe Climate Caucus, and as a member of the Armed Services Committee, I'd like to take a moment to discuss two major implications of climate change for the Department of Defense. First, climate change will shape the operating environment, roles and missions that the Department undertakes. It may have significant geopolitical impacts around the world, contributing to greater competition for more limited and critical life-sustaining resources like food and water. While the effects of climate change alone do not cause conflict, they may act as accelerants of instability or conflict in parts of the world. Second, the Department will need to adjust to the impacts of climate change on its facilities and infrastructure. With that, after pointing out that we're spending $3 billion on an east coast missile defense system which is totally unnecessary, I will yield back. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentlewoman from California has expired.”