[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14399]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              SAFE CLIMATE

  (Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today as a member of the 
Safe Climate Caucus to urge this Do-Nothing Congress to acknowledge the 
dangers and the reality of climate change.
  This week we got startling news that once again is falling on deaf 
ears here in the House of Representatives. The World Meteorological 
Organization announced that atmospheric carbon levels reached a record 
high in 2013. And the Audubon Society found that nearly half of all 
bird species in North America--but, unfortunately, not including the 
ostrich--are at risk of severe population decline due to climate 
change. But despite the clear and present danger to the species, the 
ostrich-like Members of this body have their heads buried in the sand 
of denial.
  We can no longer ignore the science. The time to act is now. I 
support the President's decision to reduce carbon emissions, and I urge 
my Republican colleagues to take their heads out of the sand so that 
together we can address this global threat.

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