September 18, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 150 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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           AMERICANS MUST NOT FAIL TO CONFRONT CLIMATE CHANGE

  (Mr. COSTA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. COSTA. Madam Speaker, this morning, I heard moving testimony from 
some of the young people leading the fight against climate change, 
including Greta Thunberg. It was inspiring to see the faces leading the 
next generation.
  We must work together across the aisle to confront these challenges 
that will be faced now and by the next generations, and our time is 
running out.
  In the San Joaquin Valley of California, which I represent, I have 
witnessed the devastating effects of climate change for too long, the 
droughts, the fires.
  As a farmer, I know firsthand the struggle that our agricultural 
communities go through, and I know that climate change isn't making 
them any easier.
  As I have said before and I will say again, mitigating and adapting 
to the effects of climate change will require a multipronged, 
commonsense approach. We must not fail to confront these challenges.
  As today's testimony reminded us, the most devastating effects of 
climate change will be the impact not only today but of the young and 
future generations to come. I refuse to sit by and do nothing.
  For years, in California and Washington, I have worked for meaningful 
solutions to address climate change, and that will continue.

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