we plan to introduce an updated version of the CLEAN Future Act that will serve as the basis for comprehensive climate action this year

I don't want this devastating situation in Texas to be blamed on renewables, because I just think that is false.

I am trying very hard today and in the future to have us move towards a collective, you know, bipartisan response to the climate crisis.

ultimately, this episode underscores the importance of prioritizing clean and resilient energy infrastructure

The failure to ensure a reliable natural gas supply was a major cause of the outages that we are now facing.

President Biden is working to ensure that as we Build Back Better, we create opportunities for all Americans.

It is paramount that Congress take action to give EPA the full authority and to explore a full policy like a clean electricity standard.

For too long, communities of color, low-income communities, fence-line communities, and others on the front lines of climate change have borne the brunt of environmental injustice.

We want to make sure that they share in those changes and that they have a good job and they are not left behind.

It is a new day for climate and environmental action in the U.S., and this committee, as I said, is ready to lead.

As I mentioned in my opening, the committee drafted comprehensive climate change legislation last Congress, the CLEAN Future Act, and I have been pleased to see significant similarities between the CLEAN Future Act and the early climate…

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