As climate change continues to impact the weather patterns, we are going to continue to see more extreme weather events, whether we like it or not.

Thank you. One last quick question dealing with rebuilding resilient communities.

Will the funding and the personnel that are included in the fiscal year 2023 budget take care of the entire challenge of the problems you face in doing your job, or is this a down payment that will take several years?

It should come as no surprise that the miracle of modern chemistry comes with potential risks and rewards.

In many cases, maybe too many cases, the Federal Government looks at disasters and looks at storms in ways that discount the impacts experienced by States like my own, Delaware.

Is there anything that the chemical companies can do when they submit their applications that might help the process move more quickly?

If Congress provided the full $64 million boost requested in fiscal year 2023 for our chemical programs, would that enable you and your team to meet this target?

We fully support getting the agency the resources that you need to properly implement this important piece of legislation to protect our communities against the risk from toxic chemicals.

It was a great bipartisan triumph at the time.

I am convinced that there was a generation of young people coming out of high school, colleges, and so forth these days that want to help people.

My hope is that this hearing will offer us a much needed and timely opportunity to explore one of the more daunting challenges that we face.

I am just, as we sit here today, 6 years later, to see how that dream, the hope that we had, is not being realized. It is deeply troubling to me.

Will the funding and personnel included in the fiscal year 2023 budget take care of the entire program, or is this a down payment that is going to take several years to pay off?

I would just urge you to find ways to communicate that clearly, maybe.

We appreciate your candor with respect to the budget situation facing the TSCA Program.

We turn, as we often do, to our government to serve as our watchdog and our protector of our people.

When I talk to people, a lot of times, at some point in our conversation, when they are talking about what they do for a living and their careers and all, and I will ask them, what gives you joy in your work. That is what I ask them, what…

I think there is a great opportunity for folks who work with you, for you to help people, not just to help make sure that we are looking out for folks and their families on the safety side, but also to make sure that we are providing…