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“SAFE CLIMATE CAUCUS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H6010-H6011 on Sept. 28, 2013.
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SAFE CLIMATE CAUCUS
(Mr. WAXMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.)
Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Speaker, on Friday, the world's best scientists rendered a conclusive verdict: climate change is real, it is caused by human activity, and its consequences will be catastrophic.
What the scientists are telling us is that evidence is now just as strong that carbon pollution is causing climate change as is the claim that cigarettes cause cancer. They are sounding the fire alarm, and the President is sending in the firefighters. EPA, the Energy Department, Interior, and the State Department are all working to bring down emissions and protect this planet. But here in Congress, House Republicans are denying the science and ignoring the scientists. They are living in a fantasy land and drafting bills to tie the hands of the rescue squad.
This is willful ignorance. It is endangering the world our children and future generations will inherit. This is wrong and immoral. We must not become the last bastion of the Flat Earth Society. We need to act and we need to act now.
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