May 2, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 72 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

[Page H3409]
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                MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE

  (Mr. QUIGLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, last year was an abject failure in 
addressing the climate crisis. In both policy and real-world emission 
reductions in the U.S. and globally, we fell short. We cannot afford 
another year like it, and yet, 2019 is off to an ominous start.
  The consequences of inaction on climate change are both dire and 
familiar. The lives and livelihoods of millions across the country and 
billions around the world are at risk.
  Climate change is a national security threat, a food security threat, 
a housing issue, a transportation issue, an infrastructure issue, an 
immigration issue, a jobs issue, an energy issue, a financial issue, 
and a public health issue.
  We cannot, in good conscience, claim to be adequately representing 
the people of our districts and our country and the world if we ignore 
or deny the dangers that climate change poses to the American public 
and the world.
  I stand here in strong support of H.R. 9, the Climate Action Now Act, 
to reverse the shameful and dangerous course of the last 2 years and 
meet the challenge of climate change head-on.

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