"It's time we embrace the fact there's a technology disruption that can fix so many of these goals and it--yes, it's a threat to the bureaucracy. But the benefit is we live in a cleaner world."
"But today's massive internet platforms that offer services cannot be allowed to knowingly facilitate lawbreaking in our states and localities by hiding behind CDA 230 immunity."
"The vast majority of these units are illegal since we know that legal permitted short-term vacation rentals are in the low thousands."
"I want to applaud first on workforce development Chairman Rush and the full committee for your attention to the workforce development and pipeline issues at the Department of Energy."
"According to the Energy and Employment Report for 2018, roughly, 12 percent of today's energy workforce is eligible to retire--we are talking about hundreds of thousands of people--and 70 percent--70 ..."
"The Department of Energy must be more proactive about recruiting and training a new generation of innovators because our country needs to compete in a new world economic order in which our nation is s..."
"I can't thank your committee and subcommittees enough for recently approving H.R. 2041, Representative Tonko's Weatherization Enhancement and Local Energy Efficiency Investment and Accountability Act."
"Natural disasters are occurring at increased rates across this country and in the aftermath of such disasters thousands of people are often forced to abandon their homes and relocate."
"No one should have to choose between evacuating and losing access to lifesaving services and staying and possibly losing their life to a natural disaster."
"Something must be done to combat the youth use of e-cigarette products and to continue our longstanding public health battle against smoking and tobacco use."
"Our legislation would raise the age to buy tobacco products to 21-which now has bipartisan and bicameral support."
"Are we tracking what's happening out there? Do we know what's happening?"