we are in this for the long haul. thank you for your patience. do you need more money from congress and not now. we don t need it yet. you know, there has been, because of weather disasters, just this year, over $99 billion in losses. $99 billion in losses. and as i flew over, i was telling folks here, as i was out with the governor of california and idaho and other states, as you fly over those territories for the better part of an hour looking down, every single solitary thing is leveled because of the fires. nothing there. the forest, the homes, the businesses. and guess what. so much area has burned this year because of weather and climate changes, that it is larger than the entire state of new jersey, the entire state of new jersey. that s how much land has been
nobody is walking away. we re in this for the long haul. thanks for your patience. are you going to need more money from congress to fund this? not now. we don t need it yet. there has been because of weather disasters just this year over 99 billion in losses. 99 billion in losses. and as i flew over, i was telling folks here, as i was out with the governor in california and idaho and other states, as you fly over those territories looking down, every single solitary thing is levelled because of the fires. nothing there. the forests, the homes, the businesses. guess what? so much area has burned this year because of climate changes that is larger than the entire state of new jersey. the entire state of new jersey.
thank you very much for your patience. [ inaudible ]. not now. we don t need it yet. we don t need it now. there has been, because of weather disasters, just this year, over $99 billion in losses. $99 billion in losses. and as i flew over, i was telling folks here, as i was out with the governor of california and idaho and other states, as you fly over those territories for the better part of an hour, looking down, every single solitary thing is leveled because of the fires. nothing there. the forests, the homes, the businesses. and guess what. so much area has burned this year because of weather and climate changes that it s larger than the entire state of new jersey. the entire state of new jersey. that s how much land has been
homework online. think about that. the law builds up resilience against extreme weather events which minnesota is no stranger to like wild fires this summer in superior nash name forest that sent smoke in to the twin cities and tornadoes that touched down in burnsville and apple valley in september. or the heavy rains that closed roads and contaminated wells in this area in the past. nationally last year extreme weather cost the united states government 99 billion. just last year. i was out in the forest fires in california and nevada, that area. it s astanding. more timber and homes and businesses have been burnt to the ground this past fire season than the entire square miles of the state of new jersey from new
vehicles, from school buses to automobiles. and it will reward companies for paying good wages and for getting materials for their products from right here in america. america exporting and providing the rest of the world with these technologies that are generated here in the united states as we go green around the world. it also makes historic investments in environmental cleanup and remediation. it builds up our resilience against superstorms and droughts and wildfires, hurricanes. you know, you ve heard me say it again and i apologize for repeating myself, but $99 billion in losses last year because of climate crises. in america. $99 billion it cost the taxpayers of america. it represents a blinking red code out there for our nation. vice president harris and i look forward to having a formal signing ceremony for this bipartisan infrastructure soon because i m not doing it this