Eric Swalwell

For our witnesses, it is pretty evident now after a number of scientific studies that 97 percent of scientists agree that human activities are causing climate change.

I will continue to work with our chair to find a future of coal that is clean and good for our environment.

This hearing is an opportunity to demonstrate the value of a true 'all-of-the-above' approach to energy production.

I saw it as a retreat from coal, not a war on coal but an attempt for the United States to eventually one day hopefully pull out of coal and pull closer to more renewable, cleaner energy sources.

This weekend, Saint Anne Catholic Parish in Union City is celebrating its 40th anniversary festival. Saint Anne was founded in 1860 as a mission in the old Alvarado District before the city of Union City even existed. The current parish…

However, in any technology, if we cannot make it safe, we should try and fix it to make it safe, and if not, certainly not expose consumers and citizens to any of the hazards that may exist in any project.

In California, we are beginning an expansion of fracking for shale gas that may create an economic boom for the State.

There is simply no place for politics when it comes to making sure that the water that our families rely upon is safe and that the homes that we live in are not put at further risk of a manmade disaster.

As I have said before over and over in this Committee, I do support an all-of-the-above approach to energy production and I do believe that if we can make it safe, we should make it happen.

That said, when it comes to fracking, I still believe we need to proceed with extreme caution.

Still, fracking requires large, large volumes of water to successfully release shale gas.

I have spoken to my constituents who are concerned about the viability of Social Security. They want big ideas and long-term solutions. Instead, there are solutions right now and proposals to switch to a chained CPI formula to calculate…

I want to thank the gentleman from California, Congressman Cardenas, for leading on this issue and for bringing together the freshman class on an issue that is important not just in California but across the country--the question about…

I look forward to today's hearing and for one example I wanted to highlight was the recommendation in the report to merge the Department's Under Secretary for Energy and Under Secretary for Science into a single Under Secretary for Science…

I represent a district in northern California that has two national laboratories, Sandia and Lawrence Livermore.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. McClintock Mr. McCLINTOCK. Madam…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 22, line 5, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $1,000,000)''. Page 28, line 10, after the dollar amount…

It has been an honor to be in this Chamber and listen to the debate that's going on. My colleagues on the other side, their bill seeks to reduce the role that the Environmental Protection Agency would play. I hear words and phrases like…

This hearing is very timely, for we just saw in this horrible accident how critical and relevant social media can be in times of crisis.

I'd like to begin by extending my sympathies to those who died or were injured during the plane crash at San Francisco Airport (SFO) this weekend and to their families.

This weekend in Castro Valley, in my district, we have a lot to celebrate. We will be celebrating Castro Valley Pride. I am pleased to recognize Castro Valley Pride and its organizer, Billy Bradford. We will be celebrating the sweet sound…

Not too mindless, that you and I, Mr. Broun, couldn't fix it.

Canyon Middle School in Castro Valley, California, in my congressional district, was recently recognized as one of the Schools to Watch by the National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform. The School to Watch program was launched in…

I know these Contracts work because I have seen them work in my own district.

I am glad the scoring has been brought up and maybe this is an opportunity that the Chairman and I and Ranking Member Maffei can work on to address and try and correct this because it sounds like there is agreement among the three of us…