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To actual temperatures, two things are readily evident. First, temperatures have flat lined over the last 15 years, and secondly, an average of over 100 climate models from the last decade show that the Scientific Community did not predict this would happen. To my knowledge, not a single climate model ever predicted that a pause in Global Warming would ever occur. Senator sessions is going to go deeper into this. The truth completely contradicts the president s statement and begs the question as...

Well now go to senator carper. For years ive been working with my colleagues here in congress and administration and all kinds of stakeholder groups across the country to tackle one of the Biggest Challenges of our generation, and thats Climate Change. I believe Climate Change exists and were living on borrowed time. The longer we wait to address the issue the more damaging and expensive it becomes. Before the recent session we had members from both parties including myself put forth legislative...

Welcome one and all. Great to see our witnesses. Great to be here with senator johnson, and well call this hearing to order. I appreciate the effort of all of you to get here today. Im glad were having the hearing today, and not tomorrow. If we were having it tomorrow we might not be having a hearing. Todays hearing, as you know, is focused on the costs of not being prepared for extreme weather events, and exploring the ways that our federal government can increase resiliency in our communities,...

About those issues or all of the activities that are under review until we come to a conclusion about the way we can balance those if some decisions have been made and you have this uproar overseas and on capitol hill, why not make public some of what you are changing to show people that you are taking action . Well, we are engaged in direct communications through diplomatic channels with a number of countries on these matters, and a number of countries have, as you know, expressed concerns abou...

Minimize the effect of these cuts on Indian Country. But we need your help to talk to congress. Its congress who has to take action on a realistic budget. Getting rid of sequestration and preventing the next round of arbitrary cuts having a potentially devastating impact. Last year, at this conference, i was able to announce the signing, and youve heard from general shin of the reimbursement agreement. Something you worked on for a long time. So far, have received nearly a Million Dollars in rei...

The presiding officer are there any senators wishing to vote or change their vote . On this vote the yeas are 53, the nays are 42. The nomination is confirmed. Under the previous order, there will now be two minutes of debate equally divided prior to a vote on the hazel nomination. Does anyone yield back their time . Is there objection . Without objection. Is there a sufficient second . There appears to be. The question is on the hazel nomination. The yeas and nays have been ordered. The clerk w...

The causes of ocean, this causes ocean waters to expand and in addition, mountain glaciers are rapidly retreating which adds water to the oceans. The Sleeping Giant however in the Sea Level Rise occasion has been ice in the main major ice sheets of greenland and ant antarctica. Both ice she is are losing mass. How quickly they melt over the coming decades will determine whether we have an additional one foot of Sea Level Rise or up to four feet and perhaps even more. Another major change in our ...

Millions of American Youth is upon us. May our appreciation as a nation of the value of education among those who are our future be incentive enough to guarantee its importance in our Public Policy consideration. May all that is done within the peoples house this day be for your greater honor and glory, amen. The speaker the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1 the journal stands approved. The ...

Know whats going to happen. And so were going to pass a bill thats going to spend trillions of dollars over 1 trillion, with all sorts of favors in there, not truly earmarks, but, biomarkers as closbut, boy, as close to thes you can come. With new programs by the appropriators, instead of the authorizing committee. Thats in this bill. And were going to pass this bill, and this number is going to jump from 21 to to 25 . The jig is up. You can no longer come down here and say, with honesty, heres ...

The presiding officer the majority leader is recognized. Mr. Reid i ask unanimous consent the call of the quorum be terminated. The presiding officer without objection, so ordered. Mr. Reid mr. President , i would renew my request that was just denied. I would also add to that that i be recognized at 7 30. The presiding officer is there objection . So ordered. A senator mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from ohio. Mr. Brown thank you, mr. President. I ask unanimous consent to dis...