"the science on climate change is pretty much universally accepted now in the scientific community."
"We ought to work together...to try to find real solutions to it."
"We ought to work together... to try to find real solutions to it."
"The United States must do everything in its power to address the existential threat of climate change including mitigating the devastating impacts of natural disasters on our communities."
"It is undeniable that stability of our climate is deteriorating."
"Planning for the future and improving the ability of our communities to withstand, recover, and adapt to weather-related events is a requirement."
"We are, Congressman, tracking data relative to issues like that through the SEAs, the States themselves who are, in part, responsible for tracking that data for The Every Student Succeeds Act."
"It is folly to ignore the fact that this is happening and do everything in our power to curb global warming and protect the planet."
"I want to thank you for holding yet another important hearing in this Committee..."
"I appreciate that, particularly the comments about the pre-apprentice, which I am a big supporter of."
"We know that our communities are best served when people are actively participating in the workforce."
"Identifying at-risk youth and taking preventive measures to keep them engaged in school and our workforce is critical."