[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 58 (Thursday, March 30, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H1681]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      FOSSIL FUELS MAKING US SICK

  (Mrs. RAMIREZ asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. RAMIREZ. Madam Speaker, I rise today in total opposition to H.R. 
1, the Republican polluters over people act that just passed a few 
minutes ago.
  Why? Because our fossil fuel-driven economy is making us sick, and 
H.R. 1 can, literally, kill us.
  It comes back to community. I have heard directly from constituents 
in my district, mayors and environmental activists who shared with me 
how badly they need resources and support to address increased 
flooding.
  We know that it is happening because of increased extreme weather 
events, and we know that it is happening worldwide. Catastrophic 
floods, deadly heat waves, wildfires choking us with smoke. Oil, gas, 
and coal are polluting our air and killing Americans every single year. 
We have a climate catastrophe that is hitting Black and Brown 
communities the hardest.
  Instead of further subsidizing the fossil fuel industry with no 
protections for people, we need to tackle the manmade climate crisis 
with green investments that Democrats secured in the Inflation 
Reduction Act.

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