[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3774]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    CLEAN ENERGY AND EXTREME WEATHER

  (Mr. WAXMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Speaker, we've come a long way with clean energy over 
the last 4 years. We've doubled the production of clean renewable 
energy like wind and solar. And the new tailpipe standards for 
automobiles will double the fuel efficiency of our passenger vehicles.
  Still, there's much that needs to be done. Study after study has 
shown that the effects of climate change are occurring sooner and with 
greater effect than expected. Superstorm Sandy, the devastating drought 
that hurt farmers in the Midwest, last summer's heat waves, and forest 
fires--scientists tell us that these are signs of climate change, and 
it is going to get worse if we don't act to address it.
  Over the last 2 years, the United States has experienced 25 weather 
disasters that have caused more than $180 billion in damage.
  It's time to get serious about clean energy. The consequences are too 
grave to do otherwise.

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