[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 149 (Monday, August 23, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H4348-H4349]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                    INVESTING IN CLIMATE RESILIENCY

  (Mr. AUCHINCLOSS asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. AUCHINCLOSS. Madam Speaker, the bipartisan infrastructure package 
makes important investments in our country's roads, bridges, high-speed 
internet, and clean water. But to fully deliver on our Democratic 
agenda, we must also pass a budget reconciliation bill that invests in 
a top priority for my district: climate resiliency.

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  Climate change is an ever-present danger to our constituents and 
communities. Just yesterday, a tropical storm made landfall in my 
district with intense winds of at least 47 miles per hour in southern 
New England. With communities at risk of flooding, property damage, and 
loss of life with increasingly harsh and dangerous storms, Congress 
must act.
  Massachusetts is a leader in mitigating and combating climate change, 
but the Commonwealth cannot do it alone. I urge my colleagues to vote 
to pass both the Build Back Better Act and the bipartisan 
infrastructure bill to take the necessary steps to end climate change.

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