Political Quotes

“Madam Chair, I thank the gentleman from Hawaii for yielding and for his work on this bill. Madam Chair, I rise in support of my amendment to ensure that Great Lakes States have access to the resources in this bill, so they can address climate change threats specific to our region. Increased rain has already led to more agricultural runoff into the Great Lakes, resulting in higher bacterial counts and larger algal blooms. This has put our drinking water supplies at risk. Lake Michigan alone provides drinking water for 10 million people. Climate change increasingly threatens Great Lakes wildlife, including fisheries important to our economy, by changing temperatures, precipitation patterns, and ice cover. These are some of the reasons that America's ``third coast,'' our Great Lakes States, need access to the resources in this bill. Madam Chair, I thank Chairman Grijalva for his support, including my amendment in this en bloc, and I ask my colleagues to join me and support this amendment and the underlying bill.”