Eric Swalwell

I thank the ranking member for his leadership on this issue, and I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 982, the FACT Act. It is a fact that asbestos can be found in thousands of products and locations. It is a fact that asbestos is a deadly…

The research community often cites sustained growth and predictable funding as being among their top priorities.

I hope that we can work around this, increase the budget and give the Office of Science the research and funding that it deserves.

I have concerns about the draft's funding profile. It supports budget levels that are below research inflation rates so they are effectively cuts.

Thank you, Chairman Lummis. Thank you for holding this hearing. I look forward to hearing from our distinguished panel of witnesses.

If we want to maintain our leadership and standing in technology and innovation and the jobs that will come with it, we can't afford to continue to cut our research budgets.

I would prefer something like five years to give more certainty to the laboratories and those partners in the Office of Science.

We must take steps to ensure that we are reducing greenhouse gas emissions and lessening their impact on human health, the environment, and the global climate.

If we don't take steps to halt this change, the repercussions for humans and the environment will be catastrophic.

Global climate change, though, is one of the greatest challenges that we face.

the consequences of our inaction will be far more severe.

I have repeatedly said that I am for an 'all of the above' approach to energy production as we transition to clean energy technologies.

Global climate change is one of the greatest challenges that we face.

I would hope, though, Mr. McConnell, that you could comment on something I think you and I may agree upon, which is that sequestration has affected our ability to make necessary investments in technology when it comes to carbon capture…

This shutdown is shining a light and showing the world some of the extreme members of the Tea Party. This weekend, Tea Party Senators Ted Cruz and Mike Lee led a rally on the National Mall where one of their speakers, Freedom Watch founder…

The devastating effect of the shutdown is now rippling beyond the Federal workforce. Last week it was learned that scientists at Lawrence Livermore and Sandia National Laboratory who work as Federal contractors will be furloughed this…

Thank you to the gentleman from California. His passion for our laboratories, for science really shows. I am so glad he talked about what the Democrats have already done as far as compromising. That is really important here because I had a…

I also want to thank Science Committee Ranking Member Johnson for her support of national laboratory employees. Mr. Speaker, I came to Congress knowing that in the policies I helped and worked to enact and the legislative agenda that I…

Thank you to the gentlelady from California (Ms. Lofgren), who has been a tireless advocate for our national laboratories and is a fighter on the Science Committee day in and day out as we wage these battles and try and think big and…

I thank the gentlelady from California. She is absolutely correct. Democrats have compromised. We have accepted a $986 billion sequester budget, which the gentlelady and I do not accept. When you cut those programs, we are cutting the…

I came to Congress to help people, not to hurt people, and this shutdown is hurting innocent Americans. This past Sunday, I flew back home because Congress was not in session. We were not voting on Sunday, so I took a flight home to…

It is a dark day today in America and the lights of the greatest government of the greatest democracy in the world are out. The only person who can turn those lights back on, the only person who controls the switch is Speaker John Boehner…

With this House at this moment considering such important issues for the American people, there is no better person I know than Bishop Jerry Macklin to deliver this afternoon's opening prayer. Bishop Macklin's words are inspiring. His call…

I'm proud to rise today on the House Floor and recognize the great work of the Hindu American Foundation, which is having its annual Northern California Awareness and Gala Dinner near my congressional district one week from Saturday. There…

I'm proud to recognize Dr. Emily Ruffo, administrator of the Hayward Police Department's Youth and Family Services Bureau, who has been named the California School Resource Officer Association's Law Enforcement Administrator of the Year…