Political Quotes

Let me emphasize nothing in NOAA's portfolio is optional.

As a member of both the Natural Resources Committee and the Armed Services Committees, I am glad that we are having this important conversation about the crossroads between national security, our natural resources, and relationships in the Indo-Pacific Region.

Let me remind folks again, last Congress, Democrats secured more than $1 billion to finally address the staff shortages and challenges with resources that are such an important part of slowing down permitting review by Federal agencies.

These realities are even worse for Indigenous women and girls, which is why we have worked together in the past legislation addressing this crisis of violence.