"That is why I was proud to introduce AMAZON21 in the House last November."
"The climate crisis affects us all, and particularly, the most vulnerable and those with the fewest resources."
"I want to thank Mr. Westerman. I do not know Mr. Westerman very well."
"Thank you so much for being here and for showing us the way."
"I also want to thank Chairman Meeks again for holding today's hearing and for cosponsoring this legislation with me."
"The current leadership in the Brazilian government, led by President Bolsonaro, has not really developed a reputation for being passionate about protecting the Amazon."
"But on the other hand, there are some--you know, you do not get to destroy the planet because you decide economically I want to exploit this unique resource that affects everybody, not just me."
"there have to be economic incentives built in and that's what this legislation does."
"we're delighted that we have a piece of legislation we can act on and we begin somewhere, and this is our somewhere."
"So is it my absolute right as a sovereign nation if something is entirely within my sovereign territory to destroy it, even if it has planetary consequences, and that's an unanswerable question at thi..."
"They were required to reduce the enrichment of uranium to 3.67 percent?"