Testifying to Congress on climate
What they say
Her campaign says she testified before Congress on climate change in Atlanta, warning about flooding, extreme heat and loss of tree cover.
“testifying before Congress on its impact on Atlanta, raising alarms about flooding, extreme heat, and tree canopy loss”
Source: Keisha for Governor
What the record shows ·
As mayor she testified to the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis on June 11, 2021, and answered a question there about urban heat. In 2019 she told the Senate Democrats' climate panel about extreme heat, flooding and Atlanta losing 14% of its native tree species.
Sources: U.S. House of Representatives, Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, U.S. Government Publishing Office, U.S. House of Representatives, Senate Democrats
Limit: At the 2021 House hearing she spoke about heat. Her warnings about flooding and tree loss were in 2019 testimony to a Senate Democrats' panel, not a formal Senate committee.