[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 65 (Thursday, May 9, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H2557]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                          SAFE CLIMATE CAUCUS

  (Mr. MORAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MORAN. Mr. Speaker, the Safe Climate Caucus is composed of 25 
Members of the House who have made a commitment to talk every single 
legislative day on the House floor about the urgent need to address 
climate change.
  Mr. Speaker, on Tuesday, we reached record levels of carbon in the 
atmosphere. Since 1956, a U.S. observatory has been recording data on 
the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere; and over the last few 
decades, carbon dioxide levels have been higher than at any point in 
the last 800,000 years. So there's more carbon dioxide in the 
atmosphere today than since the dawn of civilization.
  This month, the amount of carbon is close to reaching 400 parts per 
million, a new record. And as a result, extreme weather events are 
going to be evermore frequent and more damaging.
  We must act before it's too late. Our window to address the threat of 
climate change is closing. It's time to stop the denials and to start 
acting proactively.

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