WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Sen. Patrick J. Toomey, R-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on Aug. 4, 2022, entitled "Borrowed Time: The Economic Costs of Climate Change": * * * Every month seems to bring more bad news about energy. Gas prices still remain at near-record highs, despite declines in the last month. The CPI's energy index was up over 41 percent over the past year as of June. This i  more