jobs in the fossil fuel industry, and we need good-paying jobs, and we can leave our children and grandchildren a cleaner planet and a better future. that's what's at stake here, and that's why we've taken this time. and i'm proud to be identified with so many that have spoken on this issue. with that, mr. president, i would yield the floor. the presiding officer: the senator from washington is recognized. ms. cantwell: mr. president, i thank my colleague from maryland, and i thank him for all his work on the chesapeake and so many important issues as it relates to this issue and for being here up all night with my colleagues on this important climate issue. and i want to thank senators boxer and whitehouse and schatz for organizing this and for everybody participating. obviously we're here to talk about climate change, but like my colleague, we know that climate change is actually impacting jobs now because it's impacting our climate now. so while we're here to talk about what might happen in the future, i'm here right now to specifically talk about what is