[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 72 (Thursday, May 2, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H3410]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  LEAD ON THE CRISIS OF CLIMATE CHANGE

  (Mr. HIMES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HIMES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to address the opportunity we 
have today to lead on the crisis of climate change.
  The climate change crisis is unlike any other that we have faced. It 
cannot be defeated on the battlefield; it cannot be cured; it cannot be 
wished away; and it, certainly, can no longer be denied.
  What we can do is what we have always done and lead the community of 
nations to address a problem that would leave our children and their 
grandchildren with an unbelievable crisis and possibly a planet that 
they can no longer inhabit.
  The Paris climate agreement was a set of targets that we developed 
that are not mandatory. The Paris climate agreement is about making a 
statement that this is a problem and a crisis, and that America will 
lead.
  Today, this Chamber has an opportunity to say, yes, we will lead. We 
will not hide from the problem. We will not let this crisis distract 
us. We will lead.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 9 today and to send 
a statement to the world that, as we have always done, we will lead on 
this global crisis.

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