[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14371]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              SAFE CLIMATE

  (Mr. HOLT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HOLT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today as a member of the Safe Climate 
Caucus to say the evidence is clear that the Earth's climate is 
changing and that human actions are the primary cause.
  Climate change is not something that can be addressed at the last 
minute. We're governing by crisis with the continuing resolution, the 
debt ceiling, and the farm bill. This Congress has failed to act or 
even consider legislation related to climate change because this 
Congress is stuck in a last-minute way of thinking. Governing by crisis 
makes it nearly impossible to undertake those actions that require a 
long-term perspective--those things that are important but not 
recognized as an immediate crisis.
  But climate change is immediate. And it is a crisis. Just ask the 
victims of the droughts, floods, wildfires, and superstorms that are 
costing American lives and dollars. Ask the victims if this is a 
crisis. To start dealing with this crisis, we should stop emitting 
greenhouse gases and wean ourselves from fossil fuels.

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