,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ebd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bh1
 #bjad ,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself1    
,mr4 ,whitehouse1 ,mrs4 ,boxer1 ,mr4    
,reid1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1   
,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mr4   
,markey1 ,mr4 ,nelson1 ,mr4 ,schatz1    
,mr4 ,merkley1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,ms4       
,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,ms4 ,mikulski1   
,mr4 ,udall of ,colorado1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 
,mr4 ,harkin1 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,ms4          
,stabenow1 and ,mr4 ,bennet7 submitted  
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on           
,environment and ,public ,works         
,,resolution  ,expressing the sense of  
the ,senate regarding global climate    
change4  ,whereas the #bjad ,national   
,climate ,assessment stated ,the most   
recent decade was the nation's warmest  
on record4 ,u4,s4 temperatures are      
expected to continue to rise42 ,whereas 
the #bjad ,national ,climate ,assessment
 was drafted by over #cjj authors and   

extensively reviewed by the ,national   
,academy of ,sciences and a ,federal    
,advisory ,committee of #fj members2    
,whereas the ,united ,states ,global    
,change ,research ,program found that in
 the ,united ,states1 climate change has
 already resulted in more frequent heat 
waves1 extreme precipitation1 wildfires1
 and water scarcity2 ,whereas the       
,united ,states ,global ,change         
,research ,program coordinates and      
integrates global change research across
 #ac ,government agencies including the 
,department of ,defense1 the ,department
 of ,state1 the ,department of ,energy1 
the ,department of ,agriculture1 the    
,department of ,commerce1 the           
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services1 the ,department of the       
,interior1 the ,department of           
,transportation1 the ,environmental     
,protection ,agency1 the ,national      
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration1
 the ,national ,science ,foundation1 the
 ,smithsonian ,institution1 and the     

,united ,states ,agency for             
,international ,development2 ,whereas   
the #bjad ,quadrennial ,defense ,review 
of the ,department of ,defense of the   
,united ,states stated ,the pressures   
caused by climate change will influence 
resource competition while placing      
additional burdens on economies1        
societies1 and governance institutions  
around the world42 and ,whereas a       
,defense ,science ,board report         
concluded that climate change will only 
grow in concern for the ,united ,states 
and its security interests3 ,now1       
therefore1 be it  ,that it is the sense 
of the ,senate that global climate      
change is occurring and will continue to
 pose ongoing risks and challenges to   
the people and the ,government of the   
,united ,states4