We know that the climate crisis will disproportionately affect the health and well-being of low-income communities, people of color, children, and older adults.

We do have some of the best scientists and researchers, programmers, engineers in the world.

These kinds of technological advancements can be used for energy exploration, predicting climate and weather, predictive and preventive medicine, emergency response, and more.

Restrictions for access to birth control, for LARCs, for abortions. All those things cause harm and cause death.

Access to comprehensive reproductive health, including contraception and prenatal care empowers women to make decisions about when and in what circumstances they choose to become pregnant.

I think it has been a difficult but very important conversation to hear that we are regressing as a country when it comes to maternal and infant health.

We must--we must--face it, we must address the failings and improve outcomes for all families.

I am currently working to update legislation. I introduced last session the EQUIP Act that will encourage health care providers to routinely ask women of childbearing age about their intentions regarding pregnancy.

Our legislature on a bipartisan basis passed legislation to fill contraception prescriptions for whole year rather than short-term.

It is shocking that so many women go back to work within just a couple of weeks.

I think we are going to see more and more families afraid to reach out for services.

I thank Chairman Scott for yielding. Mr. Chairman, today, by supporting the bipartisan Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act, we can protect the civil rights of older workers who are striving to provide for themselves and…

I'm committed to bold science-based policies that will reduce emissions and transition us to a 100 percent clean energy economy.

I take seriously my oath to uphold and defend the Constitution, and I do not take today's proceedings lightly. The Founding Fathers included the impeachment process in the Constitution to uphold our values and to maintain the checks and…

If we don't take steps to help our communities prepare for the climate crisis, the effects will continue to disproportionately affect frontline communities.

Thank you very much, Chair Castor and Ranking Member Graves.

climate change isn't just a distant threat; it is a reality.

I thank the gentleman from Hawaii for yielding. Madam Chair, I rise in support of the Coastal and Great Lakes Communities Enhancement Act, which includes legislation to improve ocean data collection and information sharing between Federal…

the Federal Government does not currently strategically identify and prioritize projects to address significant climate risks.

I thank the gentleman from Hawaii for yielding. Madam Chair, I rise today in support of the en bloc amendment. The ocean covers more than 70 percent of the planet. It supplies much of the oxygen that we breathe, it regulates our climate…

I am cosponsoring Congressman Takano's Office of Technology Assessment Improvement and Enhancement Act to reinstate the OTA.

across the country we are seeing more frequent and intense extreme weather and climate-related events.

We absolutely need to understand that these are children we are talking about, children and babies that we are talking about.

current levels of infrastructure investment in this country are not enough to respond to these threats.

extreme weather events are expected to increasingly disrupt our Nation's energy and transportation systems.