[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 1532]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES SHOULD BE A TOP PRIORITY

  (Mr. CARTWRIGHT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in advance of the Forward 
on Climate Rally this Sunday here in Washington, D.C., to support the 
thousands of people en route to this town right now and to urge this 
Congress to keep environmental issues among our top priorities.
  As President Obama stressed in his State of the Union address earlier 
this week, there is an undeniable trend of warmer climates and a rise 
in the frequency of natural disasters which cause devastation across 
this Nation.
  We are headed in the wrong direction, and we need serious action to 
protect our planet. We can fight global warming while still growing our 
economy. We can do it by investing in clean, renewable resources like 
wind and solar with equipment produced right here in the United States 
of America.
  By dealing seriously with environmental issues, we can boost our 
economy, decrease our reliance on foreign oil, and leave a better world 
for our children. These should be our top priorities as Members of 
Congress, as citizens, and as parents, and it is time these issues 
receive the attention that they deserve.

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