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Did Keisha Lance Bottoms testify to Congress on how climate change affects Atlanta?

Matches stated record claim. She testified on heat to a House climate committee in 2021; her warnings on flooding and tree loss came in 2019, to a Senate Democrats' panel, not a formal committee.

Keisha Lance Bottoms

Testifying to Congress on climate

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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”

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.

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.

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  1. Keisha for Governor, track record: environment and healthhttps://www.keishaforgovernor.com/issues/small-business

    Keisha for Governor · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Captured 2026-09-23. The detail page behind the environment item on her track record page. The site files it at /issues/small-business.

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  2. Building Climate Resilient Communities, hearing of June 11, 2021https://docs.house.gov/Committee/Calendar/ByEvent.aspx?EventID=112748

    U.S. House of Representatives, Select Committee on the Climate Crisis · Published Jun 11, 2021 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    The committee's hearing page. Lists "The Honorable Keisha Lance Bottoms, Mayor of the City of Atlanta" as a witness, with her testimony and biography.

    official legislative record

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  3. Building Climate Resilient Communities, hearing transcript (Serial No. 117-5)https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CHRG-117hhrg45197

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Published Jun 11, 2021 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    The printed record of the June 11, 2021 hearing. On page 40 Rep. Huffman asks the mayors about the urban heat island effect, and she answers that Atlanta is studying it with Spelman College and Georgia Tech. Her oral statement also covers asthma and poor air quality. She does not mention flooding or trees. sha256 537158e0da82.

    official legislative record

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  4. Testimony of Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis (document)

    U.S. House of Representatives · Published Jun 11, 2021 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Her two-page written statement. Covers clean energy goals and asks Congress for direct aid to cities. It does not mention flooding, heat or trees; she spoke about heat at the hearing itself (house-climate-hearing-transcript-2021). sha256 fe9bb15e1c1d.

    official legislative record

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  5. Testimony of Keisha Lance Bottoms, Senate Special Committee on the Climate Crisis (document)

    Senate Democrats · Published Jul 17, 2019 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Her written testimony as mayor, nine pages, dated July 17, 2019. Covers extreme heat, the loss of 14% of Atlanta's native tree species, and flooding. The panel was set up by Senate Democrats; it was not a committee of the Senate, so this is not a record of Congress. sha256 f5a1bc00b0e3.

    official office record

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