Technical difficulties should inform Committee Staff immediately. Lets get started. Good afternoon, welcome. Thank you for joining this remote hearing. Today we are going to talk about cities and states working to protect their communities and how to increase resilience to climate impacts. I recognize myself for five minutes for an opening statements. Members, as congress continues to work on muchneeded infrastructure and jobs legislation, the climate crisis keeps proving we need generational investments that will create a stronger and more resilient america. As we speak, the west is facing a recordsetting mega drought, increasing risks of dangerous p waves and wildfires, and shrinking water supplies for millions of americans. Severe storms, persisting drought, flooding and other climate related disasters caused Cost Foundation nearly 100 billion in 2020 alone. Americas experienced america experienced a devastating storm in texas and a devastating flood in the southeast bid we dont hav
Unprecedented heatwave, one that shattered temperature records and melted tables and took the lives of 200 americans and the extreme heat capped the hottest june in our Nations History and it would have been impossible without the influence of humancaused climate change. This week, unfortunately, a new and dangerous heatwave is threatening some crops, sparking wildfires, straining power grids and putting more lives in danger and on the east coast, commuters waded through waist deep water to reach the subway and theres no denying it were in a climate crisis and we must act boldly to keep it in check and help our neighbors to adapt to threats that are here from scorching heat waves to stronger storms, the climate crisis affects each community differently, but its worst effects are felt by americans in american justice communities which include communities of color, low income communities and indigenous communities. Thats why environmental justice must be at the center of climate action.
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Thank the gentle lady. Well take a fiveminute break. Well come back and recognize the gentleman from south carolina, mr. Rice, to inquire. The committee will come back to order. Well now recognize the gentleman from south carolina, mr. Rice, to inquire. Thank you very much, mr. Chairman. Can you hear me okay now . Most famous words these days are can you hear me . We can hear you. Thank you. Ambassador tai, i have to say youre such a credit to this position and the country is well served by having someone with your intelligence and years of dedication to the country. Thank you very much. I wanted to speak generally about the u. S. china relationship. One of the things that we constantly worry about on this committee is income inequality. I believe that a lot of that is a result of globalization. People and resources can move production around the world and that china has taken advantage of that. We thought they would be good global players and we let them into the wto and its worked ou