[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 19, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H1578-H1579]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             CLIMATE CHANGE

  (Mr. GRIJALVA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. GRIJALVA. Later today, we're going to begin consideration of the 
Republican budget, a plan that not only voucherizes Medicare but 
retains $40 billion in subsidies to the oil industry and requires 
approval of the Keystone

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XL pipeline. At a time when climate change is affecting more and more 
people throughout the country, the majority is committed to keeping our 
economy dependent on fossil fuels and ignoring the serious challenge 
that it represents. The $75 billion in damages from Superstorm Sandy, 
the ongoing drought in much of the West, including my home State of 
Arizona, don't seem to be enough evidence that it's time for serious 
action.
  Climate change is global. A United Nations report indicates that 
because of climate change, 3.1 billion people will be in extreme 
poverty by 2050. If we want to make a sizable dent in the human 
contributions to climate change, we have to start making those 
responsible for pollution accountable and pay for it. This is the sort 
of leadership the American people are looking for from Congress. 
Climate change is real. It is not a problem that will go away. We 
cannot ignore it. We have to face it head on and not bury our heads in 
Canadian tar sands.

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