[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 200 (Tuesday, December 5, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H6132-H6133]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                   PRESIDENT BIDEN'S CLIMATE ACTIONS

  (Mr. PAYNE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to discuss President Biden's 
successful actions to battle climate change.
  In the last 3 years, the Biden administration has protected more than 
21 million acres of public lands and water. It launched the American 
Climate Corps to mobilize the next generation of clean energy and 
conservation workers. It has helped the country cut fossil fuel 
emissions in half by 2030.
  The President's climate actions have generated more than $350 billion 
in clean energy private investment and created more than 210,000 clean 
energy jobs in the last 15 months.
  Now, the administration continues its climate improvements with a $3 
billion pledge to the Green Climate Fund and new standards to reduce 
methane emissions and other pollutants from oil and gas operations.

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  These actions show the President's commitment to reducing climate 
change and supporting America.

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