[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 19797]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                             CLIMATE CHANGE

  (Mr. KILMER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. KILMER. Mr. Speaker, right now, representatives from 195 nations 
are gathered in Paris to talk about the future of this planet. I am 
hopeful that these climate talks produce a strong commitment to reduce 
greenhouse gas emissions and tackle climate change, because the impacts 
of climate change have moved from theory to fact.
  Now, there are some in this building who still want to debate this. 
For those who want the Paris talks to fail, I have a simple request: 
Come. Come visit my region. Come to the Pacific Northwest.
  I would ask them to visit a tribal village a stone's throw away from 
the Pacific Ocean where water continues to rise toward homes, cultural 
centers, and sacred sites. I would ask them to come and visit with 
shellfish growers whose futures and the jobs that are tied to them are 
at risk because of changing ocean chemistry. I would ask them to talk 
to folks who are threatened every single year by wildfires. And I would 
ask them to talk to military leaders who view climate change as what 
they call a threat multiplier.
  For a brighter future for my daughters and for all of our children, 
it is a good thing that the United States and the rest of the world are 
taking steps to confront this challenge.

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