[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 16368]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                             CLIMATE CHANGE

  (Mrs. DAVIS of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. DAVIS of California. Mr. Speaker, as a member of the House 
Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition, I rise today to recognize 
the 1-year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy and to remember those who 
tragically lost their lives, their homes, and so much of the 
communities that they knew.
  The storm's crippling impacts still persist up and down the east 
coast. While we cannot blame climate change for any one event, all of 
these natural disasters taken together are undeniable evidence of a 
looming man-made disaster.
  My constituents in California are also struggling to deal with 
climate change. In my State, 12 of the 20 most damaging wildfires 
occurred in the last 10 years, and crops have been decimated due to 
rising temperatures and water scarcity.
  We need to ask ourselves: What have we learned from Sandy? What have 
we learned from other disasters, and what can we do to prevent the next 
one?
  This problem has no party. There is no more personal or more 
compelling issue. Climate change is a human problem, with the direst of 
consequences. It is time to put aside our partisan differences and 
start working together to address these issues.

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