[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 111 (Friday, June 25, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H3138]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 URGENT NEED TO CURB METHANE EMISSIONS

  (Ms. SCHAKOWSKY asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Mr. Speaker, methane emissions are accelerating 
climate change and harming our communities, and we are moving in the 
wrong direction.
  After the Trump administration repealed limitations on emissions of 
methane, we saw the largest yearly increase of methane emissions on 
record in 2020. We must get back on track.
  It is urgent that we restore regulations to limit methane emissions. 
Methane is 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide. We cannot move 
quickly enough. We have to act now.
  I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on the legislation that we will 
be considering today, to curb these dangerous emissions and protect our 
communities.

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