"So, Ms. Homendy, can you tell us more about the NTSB recommendations, and how great a safety risk is posed by sleep apnea?"
"For years that the NTSB and other stakeholders have been concerned that Federal agencies haven't implemented clear guidelines to ensure drivers and other transportation workers are screened for sleep ..."
"I am struck by reports that individuals with obstructive sleep apnea are twice as likely to be involved in motor vehicle accidents than are the general public."
"But for others, such as myself and the majority of Americans, it is a fragile ecosystem with exceptional wilderness values."
"I am proud to be 1 of the 115 co-sponsors of that legislation."
"For the oil and gas industry, it is a promising cash cow, with billions of dollars of oil awaiting to be sold."
"But destroying a wilderness to get a $1 billion offset to a $1.5 trillion tax bill is clearly not about fiscal responsibility."
"But the way the Coastal Plain was forced open in the 2017 tax bill was not thoughtful."
"It is our responsibility to deal with climate change."
"I beseech you on behalf of a loving, liberating, and life-giving God who fills all things because He created all things, to pass H.R. 1146 and protect the Holy and Sacred Place Where Life Begins."
"I want to encourage my colleague, Mr. Huffman, and offer my support for trying to create a CODEL to this area."