Alan Lowenthal

You now have--you see these. Can you respond by next week with the un-redacted documents, or provide a specific explanation why it was redacted?

We are talking about a study that was halfway completed and got canceled abruptly.

My staff went through all of those, and roughly 2,700 pages were completely unrelated to what we asked.

We would like to see the un-redacted pages, or an explanation of why they are being redacted.

I appreciate your taking the time to be here today. I am especially pleased because I have had a question that I have wanted to ask you now for almost 2 years.

A lot of the pages that we got looked like this--look at Slide 2. That doesn't make any sense.

I don't want to deal with climate changes with just adding to tourism.

Do you anticipate in your thinking the level of sea-level rise, what you see in terms of specifically in terms of how that will impact your infrastructure, and what sea-level rise you anticipate in the next 20 to 30 years?

I am disappointed that DHS has diverted these funds, and what is the impact of the diversion of these funds going to be?

So you are saying rely more on the States and so increase or allow the States to propose these blending programs rather than provide the infrastructure because this is an old and, in many cases, infrastructure that really needs rebuilding.

During times of heavy rain, wastewater systems have failed, which results, you know, then when we allow for this, weeks-long closure of our beaches and our waterways.

But these investments depend upon Federal support.

In 2005, EPA withdrew a similar proposal in part because of the lack of evidence that blending will not adversely affect the environment or public health.

Last year, the administration also proposed revisions--another part of the revisions to the Clean Water Act were the regulations on wastewater.

I thank Representative Huffman for his leadership on this very, very important bill. I would like to discuss briefly one idea, and that is the idea that you hear around that if we are going to protect ANWR, that somehow is going to hurt…

May I ask a question of the ranking member about how many more speakers he has.

I oppose the amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Gosar). The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the noes…

The first question is, what do all governors, Republican and Democratic, along the entire East Coast and along the entire West Coast of the United States and over 330 municipalities and counties from these States all have in common? You…

How much time do I have remaining? The CHAIR. The gentleman from California has 4\1/2\ minutes remaining.

We do not have any concerns with the amendment and do not believe it undermines the underlying legislation. Furthermore, it is our firm belief that, if the Department of the Interior were to consult with the Defense Department, they would…

I claim the time in opposition, although I am not opposed. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Lawson of Florida). Without objection, the gentleman from California is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

How much time is remaining? The CHAIR. The gentleman from California has 6 minutes remaining.

I just, in closing, would like to make a few statements that kind of reiterate what has already been said, I think so well, and how we must protect our coast. Right now, the United States produces, in totality, 12.3 million barrels of oil…

I oppose the Gosar amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Gosar). The question was taken; and the Chair announced that the noes appeared to…

we are not going to give up. As I mentioned, Will Nguyen, for the example of it was only after he was convicted that we were able to get the government to deport him.