# [#]John,

I’m working with urgency, every day, to confront the climate crisis. With so much at stake, and with the deadly impacts of climate change becoming more obvious and undeniable, this should be one of Congress’ very top priorities. It should also be bipartisan.

I’m sorry to say that my Republican colleagues are not just oblivious to this crisis, they want to make it worse. Their #1 policy priority in this Congress is to dramatically increase the extraction and burning of fossil fuels. And, John, the United States is already the world’s largest producer and exporter of fossil fuels, which we’re producing and exporting at record levels right now.

We must stop this runaway train and accelerate the transition to clean energy if we’re going to preserve a livable planet for our children and future generations. That’s why I’m putting so much work into ending fossil fuel business as usual, and defeating MAGA GOP schemes to make our fossil fuel addiction worse.

This month, my colleagues and I are prioritizing two specific initiatives: *
Combating
plastic
pollution:
as
clean
energy
and
electric
cars
become
more
popular,
the
fossil
fuel
industry
has
a
backup
plan
to
keep
making
money:
push
a
lot
more
plastics
(made
from
fossil
fuels)
on
the
world.
Plastic
pollution
is
not
just
an
environmental
and
climate
disaster,
it’s
a
huge
environmental
justice
problem.
The
pollution
from
petrochemical
plants
causes
terrible
health
impacts
–
and
these
facilities
are
overwhelmingly
located
in
low-income,
rural,
Indigenous
communities
and
communities
of
color.
Along
with
several
allies
in
Congress,
I’m
calling
for
international
action
to
combat
plastic
pollution
and
alleviate
this
global
crisis.
And
I’m
spearheading
the
most
comprehensive
anti-plastics
legislation
ever
introduced,
the
Break
Free
From
Plastics
Act,
to
confront
the
fossil
fuel
industry
head-on.
*
*
Protecting
public
interest
in
natural
gas
exports:
over
the
past
few
decades,
in
both
Democratic
and
Republican
administrations,
we’ve
created
a
climate
monster
by
pretending
that
natural
gas
–
because
it
is
cleaner
than
coal
when
it
is
burned
–
is
a
climate
solution.
For
too
long,
we’ve
ignored
or
downplayed
the
methane
losses
associated
with
this
industry.
Now
that
new
studies
are
finally
quantifying
the
life-cycle
methane
losses
–
from
well
heads,
to
pipelines,
to
liquefaction
facilities,
to
the
transporting
of
liquified
natural
gas
(LNG),
the
results
are
alarming:
LNG
actually
has
a
greater
greenhouse
gas
impact
than
coal.
Yet
the
US
is
rushing
to
build
more
natural
gas
infrastructure
so
that
we
can
transport
and
export
even
more
natural
gas,
especially
LNG.
I’m
leading
a
congressional
letter
that
tells
the
Department
of
Energy
to
slow
down
and
think
this
through.
My
colleagues
and
I
are
urging
DOE
to
update
its
process
of
approving
new
licenses
for
LNG
exports
and
to
ensure
that
the
full
scope
of
impacts
on
the
climate,
environmental
justice,
and
domestic
energy
prices
are
considered
before
approving
any
new
infrastructure.

That’s just two examples of how I’m trying to tackle the climate crisis and make a difference. There’s a lot more that we’re working on, and a lot more work ahead. Protecting our environment and taking bold action on climate change have always been my top priorities in Congress, and I will continue to lead these fights.

One of these days, I hope Republicans will disentangle themselves from the fossil fuel industry and join in these critical efforts. It would be much better if climate action could be bipartisan. But the truth is, John: we don’t have time to wait for Republicans to see the light. The climate crisis is worsening and this isn’t like other political issues where you can accept modest incremental progress over the course of many years; this is about our narrowing window of opportunity to save the planet for both Democrats and Republicans. It’s about hard realities and hard science. We don’t have the luxury of waiting for GOP politics to evolve.

This fight requires constant rededication and an unwavering focus on what’s at stake. I’m grateful to have your support in this movement, John.

– Jared

Jared is focused on finding common ground whenever possible to keep getting things done – but without compromising core values or yielding to extremism and obstruction. He’s committed to tackling the climate crisis, lowering costs for hardworking people, defending democracy, and more.
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