"I walk to work every day. Just letting you know that. And I haven't used a plastic disposable water bottle since I have been here on Capitol Hill."
"Thank you so much. I wanted to go until noon."
"In your testimony, you mentioned that we need to provide our agencies with clear, informed mandates to begin preparing for climate change."
"We should not be allowing decisions to be made that are not going to be effective for what we want our government to be doing for us."
"It is imperative that we hear the best science, and that we understand the impacts so that we can begin to act on climate change."
"I am committed to protecting our sacred lands, addressing climate change, and moving renewable energy forward."
"I believe it is essential that we focus on environmental justice as we make this transition to reduce our carbon footprint."
"I think we really need to be proactive and address those things proactively rather than reactively."
"Simply put, we must have legislation that clearly prioritizes investments in scalable projects like those mentioned today that reduce emissions at the source and address the historical harm and discri..."
"The question is: will legislation aid our communities' future survival or hinder it. I hope for all our sakes it will be the former."
"Thank you, Chairman. Welcome to all of you and thank you so much for taking time to be with us today."
"I look forward to working with you and my colleagues to protect our public lands and to meet our obligations to our indigenous communities."