I am not so sure that it would be better served to the general public if we did a National Institute of Health-type program under DARPA so that we did effectively the same thing the President is asking for.

I do think that we need to be self-reliant and not dependent on the public sector to do that.

I was praising the Biden Administration and their work in selecting people like Melanie Nakagawa and Secretary Kerry to these important positions they have been assigned to.

Together, we have to harness the power of our transatlantic dialog to further climate initiatives among communities.

Cooperation on climate change, particularly through the transatlantic partnership, is essential to achieving meaningful and long-lasting results.

It is interesting, too, the Biden Administration's jobs bill. Our infrastructure bill is recognizing the same opportunity.

We are working hard to bring the funding back home, support local efforts to mitigate the effects of global warming and sea level rise...

I thank the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, my friend, Gregory Meeks of New York, for yielding and for his leadership on this issue. I also thank the ranking member, my friend and colleague, Michael McCaul of Texas, for his…

America is back. The Transatlantic Alliance is back. And we are not looking backward; we are looking forward together.

We must also ensure that U.S. engagement on climate change begins here at home.

At COP26, world leaders will gather in Glasgow and recommit to and buildupon strategies to combat the impacts of climate change.

I think that the example you gave with Crimea and Ukraine demonstrates that as well.