By: Jasmine Jacobs

Yesterday the U.S House of Representatives got busy and elected leaders for their represented party, with over 10 candidates the voting process was long and brutal but at last they came to the final vote with time to spare. The top leaders for their respective  parties are Bustos, Pressely and Lamb for Democrats and Armstrong, Roy and Lucas for Republican. Ducan Hunter, a Republican, stated that he was pleased with how the election went, he believes that the representatives are very organized and charismatic people. Ben Roy Lujan a Democratic also stated that the election went well and hopes that the leaders will be able to take action with the problems at hand.

With the leaders now acquainted with their new positions debate is finally kicking off. The Republicans and Democrats must get along if they want to get anything passed but with both sides having different opinions on what they should do getting along will be hard. The U.S Representatives are debating climate disaster relief and non-biodegradable materials but with countries in peril and future disasters just moments away, will short or long term solutions be better?  Puerto Rico, North Carolina and many other places have been hit hard by natural disasters, each disaster is unique so creating a solution to help the broad scope of natural disasters will be challenging, but the bright, young and energetic delegates are the right people for the job. 

Some delegates have quoted a well known scientist to help convey that this a global crisis and must be solved one delegate quoted Bill Nye saying, “I didn’t mind explaining photosynthesis to you when you were 12, but you’re adults now and this is an actual crisis” . Delegates are working hard to create an effective and cost efficient resolution. Some ideas from both sides include planting trees, increasing funds for FEMA, decreasing funds for FEMA, education on global climate change and carbon tax. Regardless of the pressure the parties are throwing at each other, working papers are in the works, but will they do enough to help the countries already affected and future countries in need or will the papers cause more damage?The delegates must not only focus on providing aid but they also have to tackle ecological mitigation, which presents its own unique challenges. The only thing that the Republicans and Democrats agree on is that something should and needs to be done.