Ann Kirkpatrick

This budget request proposes a 74 percent cut in EERE, a level that amounts to irreversible damage to the office and its mission.

Thank you for answering my questions. Thank you, Madam Chair, I yield back.

What we are looking to do is to advance the research and development on microgrids.

There is a special interest in the Arizona Tribes in alternative energy, using wind and solar and that is a real opportunity.

Arizona has a significant Native American population and Tribal energy needs are especially important to me.

I was absent today due to a medical emergency. Had I been present, I would have voted: ``yea'' on rollcall No. 33 and ``yea'' on rollcall No. 34. Personal Explanation

I was absent today due to a medical emergency. Had I been present, I would have voted: ``yea'' on Roll Call No. 28, ``yea'' on Roll Call No. 29, ``no'' on Roll Call No. 30, ``yea'' on Roll Call No. 31, and ``yea'' on Roll Call No. 32…

I was absent today due to a medical emergency. Had I been present, I would have voted: ``yea'' on rollcall No. 25, ``yea'' on rollcall No. 26 and ``yea'' on rollcall No. 27. Personal Explanation

I was absent today due to a medical emergency. Had I been present, I would have voted: ``yea'' on rollcall No. 23, and ``yea'' on rollcall No. 24. ____________________

I was absent today due to a medical emergency. Had I been present, I would have voted: ``yea'' on rollcall No. 22.

I was absent today due to a medical emergency. Had I been present, I would have voted: ``yea'' on rollcall No. 18, ``no'' on rollcall No. 19, ``no'' on rollcall No. 20, and ``yea'' on rollcall No. 21. ____________________

I was absent today due to a medical emergency. Had I been present, I would have voted: ``yea'' on rollcall No. 16, and ``yea'' on rollcall No. 17. ____________________

I was absent today due to a medical emergency. Had I been present, I would have voted: ``no'' on rollcall No. 9, ``no'' on rollcall No. 10, ``yea'' on rollcall No. 11, ``no'' on rollcall No. 12, and ``yea'' on rollcall No. 13. personal…

I was absent today due to a medical emergency. Had I been present, I would have voted: ``yea'' on rollcall No. 5, ``yea'' on rollcall No. 6, ``yea'' on rollcall No. 7, and ``yea'' on rollcall No. 8. ____________________

If I may, I want to mention the other people who were killed that morning and wounded, and I yield to my colleague Ruben Gallego to read the names.

One more point. When it rains in that watershed, rain carries that uranium contamination to our stock tanks and ponds, and then that contamination goes into our cattle. Madam Chair, this is a very serious issue. I urge my colleagues to…

Letter Submitted by Hon. Ann Kirkpatrick, a Representative in Congress from Arizona; on Behalf of James D. Ogsbury, Executive Director, Western Governors' Association

I would love to work with the Tribe on expanding that in any way I can.

I have a Veteran's Advisory Council, and we just met when I was home last week.

I am very concerned about this for our rural areas that lack connectivity and that opportunity for our young people.

I have been working on expanding rural broadband since I was first elected to the legislature in Arizona in 2004.

I was absent today due to a family medical emergency. Had I been present, I would have voted: yea on rollcall No. 396; yea on rollcall No. 397; and yea on rollcall No. 398.

So we are years away from having that information in place?

I agree with you. Thank you very much.

Thank you. Thank you. All in the interest of more transparency.