Adriano Espaillat: “I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McCAUL. Mr. Speaker, I am prepared to close if the gentleman from New York has no…”

“I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McCAUL. Mr. Speaker, I am prepared to close if the gentleman from New York has no further speakers. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, in closing, as my colleagues and I have been speaking on this bill for the last 10 minutes, over 300,000 pounds of plastic has entered our oceans. It is amazing to think about that, just in the 10 minutes we have been speaking here today. Reversing this trend and preventing plastic from choking our oceans will require this coordinated global response that is both practical, innovative, measurable, and, quite frankly, it is the right thing to do for our future generations. With the PLASTICS Act, we will be taking a huge large step in that direction. We have a duty to protect future generations from the repercussions of today's waste. I also strongly support ongoing efforts to ensure final passage of Save Our Seas 2.0 Act, which includes components of this legislation. Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleagues on both sides of the aisle for their great bipartisan work. I also thank my dear chairman, Eliot Engel, and the gentleman from New York. Chairman Engel has been a dear friend of mine in this Congress. We are going to be sad to see him go, but I know he has bright aspirations for his future, and we look forward to celebrating with him. And one way we can celebrate this is by passing the PLASTICS Act. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.”