I think it is actually something that you would have the power to do without legislation.

I think if I had a magic wand, I would, you know, throw a couple more billion dollars into these key ecosystems that are threatened.

I think if I had a magic wand, I would, you know, throw a couple more billion dollars into these key ecosystems that are threatened.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

We need to really reduce the risk of fire and that means directing resources to do forest management.

Congress and the public need a chance to vet trade agreements before they are signed.

I advocated for and we included in last year's funding bill $7 million for startup funding for the Department to begin consultations with tribes.

We pointed to the risk of higher launch prices and distorted pricing practices based on projections validated by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.

And for the first time, we provided $5 million specifically for FRIMA activities.

I am very pleased to see the proposal for the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.

they need to be put at the top of the list for consideration of being labeled as endangered.

I am still concerned that the EPA is failing to protect frontline communities already overburdened with toxic chemicals and other forms of pollution when it comes to that process.

Thank you Chairman Jeff Merkley, Ranking Member Lisa Murkowski, and Members of the subcommittee for your leadership to reduce pollution in rivers, improve clean water access, safeguard public drinking water supplies.

The amount of fossils that can be burned by humankind across the globe, and keep us below 1.5 degrees centigrade, is microscopic now.

Those two species were like the core of the diet that supported the tribes from time immemorial.

You know, it is clear that the purchasing power of the strategy has diminished significantly.

Thank you, Chair Merkley, Ranking Member Murkowski and all members of the subcommittee for the opportunity to submit testimony in support of full funding of $425 million in FY 2024 for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.

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