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Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, Mr. Secretary, for joining us today. As you probably know, Rhode Island is the leader in offshore wind energy in the country, and there are several programs that DOT has port infrastructure…
Let's not pretend that economic shocks don't affect the budget.
The proposed Republican budget would slash $626 million from that program, would set it back tremendously.
I urge you to make sure that the administrative process is as rapid and robust, not rabid and robust.
This approach of budget cutting is not just about saving money it is about devaluing the institutions that are necessary to compete, and succeed in this world.
I can remember when the plan for dealing with pollutants coming out of power plants was to raise the smokestacks higher.
What we do here now will not just have impacts for thousands of years, it will be remembered for thousands of years.
The way that I have described this is that climate change causes weather anomalies, and those anomalies make events harder to predict.
We would like to try to make sure that medication-assisted treatment for people who have opioid disorders can be accomplished through telehealth.
I think also from your experience as a state regulator, you know that one of the most frustrating things is to go to a regulatory agency, and because they are understaffed, underfunded, they are not able to respond to a request for permit…
The proposed Republican budget would slash $626 million from that program, would set it back tremendously.
Gun violence is now the leading cause of death in children and teens in this country.
The reality is every day in this country, 120 people are killed by gun violence.
the presence of a firearm makes an abuser five times more likely to take a partner's life than if no firearm was present.
By trying to abolish the ATF, the Agency responsible for implementing regulations to curb this violence and carnage.
It matters a lot to us in Rhode Island, and I suspect in Massachusetts as well, and I suspect Delaware as well, as downwind States.