mark, which is catastrophic chaos. if you were in the middle of the fires in oregon or in the middle of the fire in paradyes, california, or in the path of hurricanes maria, irma, or michael, you might say we already have climate chaos, but they are using a term to talk with an amplification of what we're seeing now. they are ringing a five-alarm fire bell to say this is the moment to wake up. wake up, america. you're a democratic republic. you're supposed to be able to respond to the challenges that come before us, and we have a massive challenge, devastating consequences of carbon pollution. you must stop oning carbon, find a path to change -- stop burning carbon, find a path to change how we operate in transportation, how we operate in generating electricity. address this issue. hold every hearing. summon every scientist, ring every bell, and get to work. that's what these two reports are saying to us. so colleagues, if you're sitting here asleep at the switch, you're not doing your job. if you're sitting here advocating for the fossil fuel industry, you are worse than not doing your job. you are helping to damage t