Grace Napolitano

There is overwhelming scientific consensus on climate change. Over 97 percent of scientists that study the climate agree it is driven by human activity.

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 261, noes 155, not voting 16, as follows: [Roll No. 219] AYES--261…

How much time do I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from California has 10\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I thank Ranking Member DeFazio for the opportunity to rise in strong opposition to H.R. 1732, the Regulatory Integrity Protection Act, for several reasons. First, frankly speaking, I oppose the bill because it simply does not work. Just…

The Army Corps of Engineers--the Corps--and the EPA have testified that their revised clean water protection rule will provide more certainty and clarity to the current clean water permitting process, that it will reduce regulatory…

You have heard a lot about the EPA, that it is a bad agency doing bad things; but, if it weren't for the EPA, many of our communities would be facing undrinkable water because of the pollution that is left behind, without any followup. We…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available in this Act…

we need to be sure that, if we are going to allow these trucking companies, that they meet all the safety requirements

the fact that it does save lives--and there are a couple of people in the audience who have young--who have had family members killed in accidents

I would hope that we continue to look at it, and I don't see anything in the budget.

But in the distribution to the L.A. and Long Beach, they sort of kind of expected about $1.7 million and they received zero?

I have been for years looking at the equity of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund.

Dam and levee safety are critical for life safety.

the project apparently is quite critical for the restoration of the creek.

Well, I thought the idea was to have parity in the donors from the donor ports rather than competition for prioritization?

My concern has been that while my area, the Alameda Corridor, brings in over 45 to 55 percent of the goods to the eastern seaboard, it has an impact because the whole corridor goes through my district.

I have always tasked the railroad to pony up more money for the grade separations because they only deal with about 3 percent of it.

I have heard the impassioned speech, but it is not our water. It is California water. I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Farr), the ranking member of the Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee.

May I inquire as to the amount of time that is remaining on both sides? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from California has 8 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Washington has 13\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I am the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Water and Power, and I read this information in the newspaper. Nobody ever contacted me. I had no idea the formulation of this particular bill was going on. When we talk about unemployment, it…

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Huffman).

How much time remains? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from California has 13\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Washington has 17\1/2\ minutes remaining.

We agreed to it on a bipartisan basis, even though we had to kind of hold our nose to it in some areas.

This bill continues to mistakenly blame environmental law for the lack of authorization or appropriation of important water projects in the West.

We are currently facing the worst drought in California's history and the West.