"As we all know, our communities are already experiencing the impacts of climate change, as many have said today, and extreme weather events, and these events are becoming more frequent all across the country, including in my home State here in New Mexico."
"I believe it is the Federal Government's responsibility to ensure that our communities are safe and their basic needs are met."
"The people of New Mexico and my district stand united with the people of Puerto Rico in demanding energy justice and grid modernization."
"The transition to renewables and modernization of the grid are crucial to the residents of the island."
"Access to electricity is not only a necessity, but a basic human right."
"The need to modernize our grid across the United States has reached a major inflection point."
"I am so proud to sponsor H.R. 4863, which is the Partnerships for Energy Security and Innovation Act"
"We have a lot of important work to do as a Committee to help ensure that we are building a thriving STEM and S&T economy."
"We must act to get new energy technologies to the market and widely adopted to help fight climate change."
"This effort is more important than ever, and I am so excited and honored to be able to help carry this bill"
"Our National Labs in particular generate billions of dollars for our local economies."