[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 21, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H2004]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       GREEN NEW DEAL FOR AMERICA

  (Ms. JACOBS of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACOBS of California. Madam Speaker, I rise today to call for a 
Green New Deal for America.
  As one of the youngest members of this body, I am proud to represent 
a generation that is taking on climate change with the urgency that it 
deserves.
  The Green New Deal is a call to action and a blueprint for positive 
change. It is about choosing justice and progress over scarcity and 
inequality. It is about choosing to have a plan instead of waiting for 
a miracle.
  San Diegans are all too familiar with how devastating unchecked 
climate change has been for our community, and those who can least 
afford it have paid the highest price.
  This plan is to mobilize and rebuild our economy around clean energy, 
empowered workers, and good jobs.
  Madam Speaker, my generation knows that we can't take small steps to 
solve big problems. We have to think differently and reimagine a better 
future.

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