Lucas opened the session with introductory remarks.
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Thank you, Chairwoman Johnson, for holding this hearing, which is another opportunity to examine the impacts of a changing climate on our co...
We need to understand its specific effects so we can adapt and continue our economic growth.
Territorial disputes in this region will take on greater importance as resource-rich land and new shipping routes are revealed.
We do not have a firm grasp of how these weather patterns will change due to melting and how we can prepare for these changes.