Since I was sworn in on January 3rd of this year, the Trump Administration and my colleagues on the other side have attacked nearly every safety net program from every angle that they can think of.

This is a very important hearing today.

I again thank Chairwoman DeLauro for helping with this amendment, and I urge all of my colleagues to support it. Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the…

Woman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 43, line 2, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $5,000,000) Page 134, line 20…

Woman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Chairwoman, our amendment would provide an increase in funds for graduate medical education. Just today, the Commonwealth Fund rated my home State of Nevada as the 48th State…

Woman, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro). Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Chair, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. I rise in support of this amendment. Our country is facing medical provider shortages in many…

I am encouraged to hear all of you with a positive commitment to doing even more, but also with the recognition that a lot has been done.

Those are not mutually exclusive goals.

With the increasing threat of climate change, it is now more important than ever that the Federal Government take preventive steps to curb its carbon footprint.

It is imperative that the government lead by example to achieve efficiency in construction and operation practices for buildings.

But some of it has to do with locating the building. In many places around the country outside of Washington the location of a Federal building has to do with the development in that area.

Well, I know we had $92 million for damages after Hurricane Florence, and that is just for Federal buildings.

It is now more important than ever that the Federal Government take preventive steps to curb its carbon footprint.

Extreme heat conditions and increases in air pollutants negatively impact the health of my constituents, increasing cardio-vascular and respiratory illnesses.

So you touched on agriculture and construction, which are two major industries in Nevada.

In my home state of Nevada, a desert state, it is particularly vulnerable to the changing climate.

The consequences of climate change disproportionately affect pregnant women, children, the elderly and disabled, minorities, and poor communities.

What about income inequality, and how climate change is impacting people in the United States?