[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 121 (Friday, July 14, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H3604]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  WORSENING IMPACTS OF EXTREME WEATHER

  (Ms. STEVENS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. STEVENS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of our 
collective experience of seeing in real time the impacts of climate 
change unfold. This past month we have seen temperatures rise and air 
quality worsen.
  The smoke from the recent Canadian wildfires led Michigan to issue 
their first-ever statewide air quality advisory. Instead of being 
outside enjoying the Great Lakes, my constituents were filling up 
emergency rooms in Beaumont of Farmington Hills, struggling to breathe.
  These impacts are not just hitting us locally in Michigan. July 3 and 
4 saw some of the highest global average temperatures in recorded human 
history.
  This is why last year I worked so hard with my Democratic colleagues 
to pass the Inflation Reduction Act. The IRA is the single largest 
investment in combating climate change.
  We are already starting to see the benefits coming from these Federal 
actions. Michigan's clean energy jobs grew by 3.8 percent in 2022 
alone.
  Mr. Speaker, we can turn this challenge into an opportunity, our 21st 
century moon shot: create jobs, renovate, address, and be resilient.

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