Every Child Achieves Act of 2015

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Mr. MARKEY. Mr. President, my amendment is very simple. It would create a competitive grant program to support the development and improvement of educational materials and teacher training on climate change science and solutions.

The scientific evidence of climate change is longstanding and wide-ranging. The National Academy of Sciences and numerous science professional organizations all recognize the reality of climate change and the influence of human activities upon it. The children of our country deserve the best scientific education they can get on this topic. They are the future leaders of our country and the world. They must be equipped for this generational challenge.

This is without question one of the overarching issues of our 21st century. We must ensure that we provide the best science training available for this next generation--the green generation. They are going to have to confront this problem. They should have the best scientific evidence available.

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