schumer. >> madam president i'm happy to report this morning the leadership of both parties have finalize the organizing resolution for the senate we will pass the resolution through the senate today which means they can probably set up and get to work with democrats holding the gavel. for the information of the senate, the democratic caucus has announced its committee membership for thehe next two years. i am confident our members are ready to hit the ground running on the most important issues that face our country. senate democrats are not going to waste any time taking on the biggest challenges facing our country and our planet. ivory instructed the incoming democratic chairs all relevant committees to begin holding hearings on the climate crisis in preparation for an acting president biden's build back better agenda which includes major climate legislation. it's long past time for the senate to take a leading role combating the exponential threat of all time, climate. as we know climate change touches virtually every aspect of our economy and involves virtually every aspect of public