Grace Napolitano

H.R. 1719 is an oversimplification of cost in an overly complicated power system.

H.R. 2915, introduced by the Chair of the Subcommittee, repeals Western borrowing authority as authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

This is one of 21 job-creating projects that is in the queue to utilize this authority.

Mr. Chairman, now is not the time to kill good legislation or jobs.

A February 2011 Gallup poll found that 83 percent of the general public supports an energy bill that provides incentives for using solar and other alternative energy sources.

2915 also disregards a 2009 Department of Energy study that shows that more transmission is needed to relieve areas of congestion within our Federal power grid.

I thank the gentleman. Mental health in our Latino community has been ignored for too long, especially in all minority communities but mostly in Hispanic. It's an issue that we need to take the stigma out of, because we don't want to hear…

I would like to add my support to President Obama's signing into law S. 1055 on October 5 of this last year, which grants the 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and the Military Intelligence Service the Congressional…

I do support the jobs, and I support our country getting on a sound financial track.

Today we find ourselves in a different financial and political environment.

I am also a firm believer that when someone makes an investment in a program or project, they should have a say in how the funds for the project are spent.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and Ms. Darcy, I would like to start off with asking you the--in December of 2010 you sent a letter to the former chairman of the committee, expressing the administration's views on the Inland Waterways Users Board…

But I believe that there is some discussion and dialogue ongoing--and hopefully the President--I believe he also mentioned it, to develop an infrastructure bank to be able to assist those entities that are not able to fund their own, to be…

I would like to see the steps, because sometimes I understand that the notification is not as timely as it could be, and it saves them one day, one week, one month, and it can save them time and money.

There are a couple of questions that I would want to ask Mr. Treese.

Can it be expedited? This is critical stuff.

Wouldn't these type of non-carbon based projects help to lessen our dependence on carbon based energy resources, like the Navajo Generation Station?

The contamination is spreading all over to other areas that may suffer.

I have been espousing that we need to look at solar placement of panels on pumps, et cetera, to save electricity, or to save costs essentially.

We do support H.R. 2842 and its general intent of increasing generation of existing facilities, but we also believe that this can be done without disregarding environmental protections.

But wouldn't you agree that there is a substantial difference in the scope for an EA regarding the project that you just mentioned and an EA for a conduit, and comparing an EA for this project?

Both pieces of legislation can focus on the need to maximize our water and power resources.

Water contamination knows no boundaries. It does not know any political parties, and we must prevent the migration of contamination to other ground water resources.

My constituents deserve to have clean water, and I say clean water for themselves, their families, and future generations.

I want to commend the Rialto Perchlorate Task Force, led by Council Member Ed Scott and Joe Baca, Junior, for their efforts on the perchlorate.