[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 186 (Tuesday, November 27, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S7108]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                             Climate Change

  Mr. President, last week, the Trump administration released an 
important report on climate change that warned of dire consequences by 
2050--of devastating storms, hundreds of billions of dollars of damage, 
a massive drain on the economy. The fact that this administration 
released the report on Black Friday is wrong. It is an obvious attempt 
to bury the findings. But guess what. Even though he released them on 
the Friday after Thanksgiving, those findings were not buried. They 
were on the front page of every newspaper. Then, of course, while his 
own administration issued a very strong report on climate change, he 
said: ``I don't believe it.''
  I have said it before, and I will say it again: President Trump and 
the Republican Party are like ostriches when it comes to climate 
change. They bury their heads in the sand as the world changes and as 
more and more of America and American workers are put in danger.
  The Trump administration itself has reported on how devastating the 
costs of their policies will be for future generations of Americans. 
This report is going to live on day after day, month after month, and 
year after year. This is not a 1-day story. This is conclusive evidence 
by the President's own administration of how bad climate change will be 
for incomes, for families, for workers, for farmers, and for cities. 
They can't run away from it anymore. It is about time they face the 
reality and work with us to do something before it is too late.
  This report will be in the news again and again and again. It will 
bolster those who are going to court to prevent the administration from 
undoing many of the things the previous administration did on climate 
change.
  It is a turning point--a very significant turning point--in the war, 
which it is, to keep our globe from getting far too hot for everybody's 
comfort.