[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 95 (Friday, June 8, 2018)]
[House]
[Pages H5004-H5005]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            WORLD OCEANS DAY

  (Ms. GABBARD asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. GABBARD. Mr. Speaker, water is life. Growing up in Hawaii, we 
have a unique appreciation for the protection of our resources, from 
our mountains all the way down to our oceans. It is something that we 
grow up with, that we have a responsibility to take care of our home, 
to keep it clean, not only for us, but for future generations.

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  Today is World Oceans Day, and we have the opportunity to celebrate 
the beauty of our world's oceans and also commit to keeping them clean.
  Right now we see all over the world that our oceans are under siege. 
Temperatures are rising, pollution riddles our waters and beaches, 
coral reefs are dying off, and marine life are being killed.
  So as you recognize World Oceans Day, we can think about how, in our 
own lives--individually, as a family, as communities--we can do our 
part to take care of our planet by changing things like making sure we 
are not using toxic sunscreens that kill off our coral reef or the 
single-use plastics that pollute our waters.
  We cannot wait for the tide to change. We have got to take action to 
make sure that our oceans and our planet are safe and clean for all 
life for generations to come.

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