Gary Peters

The United States, in my view, should welcome folks as refugees, those who are legitimate refugees, as part of our commitment to the world community.

Albuquerque, New Mexico, January 19, 2013: Jael Griego, 5 years old. Angelina Griego, 2 years old. Greenwood, Minnesota, September 17, 2015: Karen Short, 48 years old. Cole Short, 17. Madison Short, 15. Brooklyn Short, 14. Bell, Florida…

Mohawk Valley, New York, March 13, 2013: Michael Ransear, 57 years old; Michael Renshaw, 51. Santa Barbara, California, May 23, 2014: Katherine Cooper, 22 years old; Christopher Michaels-Martinez, 20; Cheng Yuan Hong, 20; Weihan Wang, 20…

Marysville, Washington, October 24, 2015: Andrew Fryberg, 15 years old. Zoe Galasso, 14. Gia Soriano, 14. Shaylee Chuckulnaskit, 14. Charleston, South Carolina, June 17, 2015: Susie Jackson, 87 years old. Daniel Simmons, 74. Ethel Lance…

Investments in clean energy create good-paying jobs and help us produce the energy we need right here in the United States.

How do we adapt, how do we design policy prescriptions to what is a complex, but potentially dangerous change in the climate

So I get from that testimony that satellite data alone may be inadequate. We need to look at a variety of other measurements of climate indicators.

I am not a climatologist. I rely on climatologists to give me information and then make policy decisions based on that.

We need to figure out how not to drive over the cliff, how to change ourselves so that all we have is a bumpy ride

If we are going to be serious policymakers that are going to make decisions that are going to impact this country and are going to impact the world, we have to make decisions based on expertise from those who understand this science better…

Certainly, as policymakers, this is about leadership. It is about making decisions.

My understanding is that... roughly 97 percent of those folks in the profession believe that the climate is, indeed, changing and that humans had a significant aspect to it.

Nothing agreed at Paris is going to do anything for that.

If you expect the agreement at Paris to end the tidal flooding in Miami Beach, you are going to be waiting a long time.

Expanding Michigan's renewable electricity standard from 10 percent to over 30 percent by 2030 would generate more than $9 billion in new capital investments.

So if we miss this opportunity to make these investments now, we may soon find ourselves falling behind in the global economy.

The evidence is overwhelming that the Earth is warming, global warming is real, and that human activity is the primary contributor.

The science is clear: climate change is real and it is caused by human activity.

If industry sourced its parts from local manufacturers, renewable energy could support over 20,000 Michigan jobs in manufacturing alone by 2020.

By burning fossil fuels, humans are releasing carbon into the atmosphere that would have otherwise remained locked away.

Again, I thank the chairman very much for his hard work and for his willingness to support this amendment. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California…

I thank the chairman. Thank you for your very hard work on this bill. I appreciate your consideration on inclusion of my amendment. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 12, line 23, insert ``and energy storage'' after ``infrastructure''. Page 13, line 19, insert ``the…

The Fed doesn't have the ability to alter that, but certainly you have to respond to that in terms of your policymaking

The refugees that I talk to are patriots.