But for those in our industrial base who went to work every day, particularly early on when they had little knowledge of how it was spreading, we thank them also because we would not be here today if somehow this industrial base stopped.

We value what you do each and every day and your time.

It makes a difference. If you are listening to this, it gets confusing, but it is incredibly important we start looking at that.

We are going to make the best of this, because, obviously, you have made your time available.

We are here today representing tens of thousands of middle-class families, like those back in my home district in northern New Jersey, who got whacked with the 2017 tax hike bill, which gutted our State and local tax deduction with the…

And they could build the hospitals and the schools and the roads. Where were they going to get the money if the Federal Government took all of the money to fight the war?

Thank you for your testimony, each of you. Very much appreciate it.

We will come back and make sure that we do what is right for the American people, and, certainly, for our military.

Let's make sure that we clear it up on the record.

Natural disasters have life-altering consequences, which is why Members of this committee must ensure that FEMA has the tools and is prepared as it possibly can be to respond.

Well, 18 percent is a whole lot still to me, and I imagine that you would think it is too.

if there is a concern level from a 0 to 100 on this issue, I am at 100

I am concerned that for many of my constituents they will be forced to either pay much higher rates or move as a result of not being able to pay.

I mean, honestly, there is nothing to prevent the effects of climate change, within 10 or 20 years, like the entire Federal budget will be resiliency.

The CLEAN Future Act makes those investments to modernize the grid and ensure that all Americans have access to clean, reliable power at a reasonable cost.

I am deeply disturbed and disappointed by the Supreme Court's decision today, which sets the dangerous precedent of allowing interstate pipelines to take State-owned land without a State's consent.

States like New Jersey should be able to retain their right to do what they wish with the lands they own, and no private actor, including pipeline companies, should be able to usurp that right.

it's critical that we have a reliable transmission system that can withstand climate change-induced extreme weather events.