On the recordJuly 25, 2012
I thank the gentleman. So is the question this, that we're supposed to do literally nothing about extreme weather? Are we supposed to pretend that we don't have extreme weather? We've had the worst drought, the hottest 12-month period in the history of keeping records since 1895. You can go throughout the entire country and see almost everywhere now the effects of extreme weather. In our State of Vermont, Mr. Chair, last August 28, Tropical Storm Irene dumped an immense amount of water and did the worst damage since 1927. We didn't used to have storms like that. We also are starting to have a threat to our maple trees, from which come the best maple syrup in the country, in the world. Mr. Chairman, extreme weather is real. It's serious. And our response is to put our heads in the sand. I support this amendment. {time} 1810 The Acting CHAIR. The Chair would advise the gentleman from Vermont that the best maple syrup comes from Chardon, Ohio.
