November 9, 2021 (Washington, D.C.) – Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) traveled yesterday to Glasgow, Scotland, as part of a Congressional delegation to the COP26 United Nations Conference on Climate Change led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. While at the conference the Representatives will participate in bilateral meetings and panel discussions on the climate crisis, and engage with global leaders on solutions to climate change.
“The climate crisis is the most serious existential threat to humanity of our time, and we are determined to be part of the solution,” said Rep. Beyer. “By representing Congress at the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, we will bring the message that Congress and the American people are committed to taking action on the scale needed to protect the planet for future generations. The Build Back Better Act will be a key piece of that action, and I look forward to engagement with global leaders to discuss these and other policies to cut emissions and prevent the worst effects of climate change.”
Other Members of the delegation are:
Chairman Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Chair, House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX), Chair, House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
Chairman Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Chair, House Foreign Affairs Committee
Chairman Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Chair, House Committee on Natural Resources
Chairwoman Kathy Castor (D-FL), Chair, House Select Committee on Climate Crisis
Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), House Committee on Ways and Means
Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN), House Committee on Appropriations
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME), House Committee on Appropriations, House Agriculture Committee
Congressman Bill Keating (D-MA), House Foreign Affairs Committee,
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, House Select Committee on Climate Crisis
Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-CA), House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House Select Committee on Climate Crisis
Congressman Jared Huffman (D-CA), House Select Committee on Climate Crisis, House Committee on Natural Resources, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Congressman Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), House Committee on Natural Resources, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Congressman Brendan Boyle (D-PA), House Committee on Ways and Means
Congressman Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), House Committee on Appropriations
Congressman Sean Casten (D-IL), House Select Committee on Climate Crisis, House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (D-TX), House Select Committee on Climate Crisis
Congressman Mike Levin (D-CA), House Select Committee on Climate Crisis, House Committee on Natural Resources
Congressman Joe Neguse (D-CO), House Select Committee on Climate Crisis, House Committee on Natural Resources
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), House Committee of Oversight and Reform, House Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth
Beyer chairs Congress’ Joint Economic Committee and also serves on the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the House Committee on Ways and Means. He is co-chair of the Safe Climate Caucus.
