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George Orwell called and he wants his dystopian future back.

Government supported and funded NGO's to try to fill the gap of the things the Government could not do themselves.

Long COVID has been shown to be more frequent and more severe among people who are not vaccinated.

Vaccination reduces the threat of infection posed to these particular communities.

We need them both. We need them both.

I want to commend the Biden administration's work in delivering and deploying COVID-19 vaccines.

I don't believe that we can truly discuss this issue without first addressing our rail workforce.

Supply chain challenges were with us before the pandemic, but certainly magnified and, of course, created a lot more disruption post-pandemic.

I think the idea that we should have Congress sort of establishing a bare minimum of what should be expected for this vital workforce...

One of the first bills I worked on when I got to this Committee more than a decade ago was the Tsunami Warning Education Research Act.

I personally joined the Vice-President to announce $561 million worth of investment, including those that you alluded to in Oregon.

I am very concerned about the proposed budget cut led by Speaker McCarthy that passed the House.

I'm glad that the Fiscal Year 2024 budget includes an increase to unify the tsunami warning centers under a common analytic system.

It's an honor to introduce Dr. Rick Spinrad, Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, and an Oregonian.

Climate change is progressing at break-neck pace, with some impacts being seen far sooner than models have predicted.

It is paramount for Congress to continue supporting NOAA's mission through a well-funded budget.

Cutting NOAA's budget by at least 22 percent below Fiscal Year 2023 enacted levels will be devastating for the progress that NOAA is making.

The importance and timeliness of NOAA's focus on building a climate-ready nation cannot be understated.