Charles Q. Brown: “Accelerate change or lose.”

Thank you for the opportunity to serve my country in a new way, as I testify before you in support of protecting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from the destruction of oil and gas and drilling.

By taking these courageous steps and others, we will be better prepared to meet one of the greatest challenges of the 21st Century.

I believe in the strength, power, and goodness of the United States with every breath of my being.

But be clear, we do want it to decrease access to loans at interest rates so high they ruin people's lives.