Lois Capps: “Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this hearing. Such a good topic.”

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of my bill, H.R. 3218, which would designate the United States Postal Service facility that is actually on State Street in Santa Barbara as the Special Warfare…

This need is twofold. First, we need to rapidly expand on the implementation of existing green technologies.

Despite technological improvements, we know that extracting, transporting, and burning oil and gas is a dirty and dangerous business. There is simply no disputing that. Our reliance on these outdated fuel sources is placing people and our…

the safety of our nation's pipeline infrastructure is critically important to protect public health and the environment and our local economies.