Keystone XL Pipeline Act -- Continued

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Mr. SCHATZ. This amendment affirms something very simple; that is,
climate change is real and human activities significantly contribute to
climate change. It also states that a warmer planet causes large-scale
changes, including higher sea levels, changes in precipitation, and
altered weather patterns, such as increases in more extreme weather
events.

This amendment cites for its evidence the findings of national and
international scientific institutions, including the IPCC, the National
Research Council, and the U.S. Global Change Research Program. All of
these organizations are cited and quoted in the State Department's
final supplemental environmental impact statement on Keystone XL
Pipeline. This is the same environmental review document that plays a
prominent role in the text of the underlying bill, S. 1, and the
substitute amendment.

The purpose of this amendment is simply to acknowledge and restate a
set of observable facts. It is not intended to place a value judgment
on those facts or to suggest a specific course of action in response to
those facts. It is just a set of facts derived from decades of careful
study of our land, air, and water.

I urge my colleagues to support this amendment.

I yield the floor.

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