Motions must be submitted to the electronic repository to sbc see. Repository mail. House. Golf. Witnesses experiencing technical difficulties should inform the 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 impact. I recognize myself or five minutes for anopening statement. Members, as congress continues to work on muchneeded orinfrastructure jobs legislation, the climate crisis keeps proving that we need generational investment that will create a stronger and more resilient america. Mo as we speak the west is facing a recordsetting management, increasing risk of dangerous heat waves and wildfires and drinking Water Supply formillions of americans. Of your storms, persistent drought, massive flooding and other climate related disasters cost our nation nearly 100 billion in 2020 alone. And e
. it s good to see brian stelter back at work. home he. once again, let s look at what the media device as harmed versus what real harm is brady probably didn t hear about the machete attack in new york two days ago. that s right, i said machete. who knew we live in the brazilian rain forest? there was a machete attack in new york, and get this, it was repeat machete attack by a repeat machete attacker who had been arrested several times include the attacking people with machetes. he also attacks people with bea spray which is only supposed to be used on britt bear. he actually likes it. the psycho must be wondering what s it got to take to get arrested in new york. she must be getting machete elbow. days after being released this young black woman was out on th street attack and attacked an older black doorman. not much of a story because the variables are all wrong. she s not extreme in this are for people who dress as vikings at the capital. and then smiled like it was his