Harley Rouda

It is time to finally filter PFAS out of our drinking water.

If we do not act now to protect the right to clean air and clean water, if we don't work to address the existential crisis of climate change, then all of our lives are at risk.

And the fact that you have a podium and a microphone and a platform to be able to do that is important for this incredibly difficult issue affecting so many Americans.

Because these chemicals have been cavalierly dumped by corporations in rivers and landfills, they have poisoned pregnant women and permanently injured and damaged their children, who will suffer severe health problems for the rest of their…

the majority has called as their star witness an actor. That is right, an actor.

We are experiencing on a regular basis the impact of climate change and rising oceans.

It is time to clean up the legacy of PFAS contamination, especially at our military bases.

I thank the gentleman from North Carolina for his support for the bill, and once again I thank Madam Chair for her extraordinary leadership on this bill. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 16, beginning on line 2, strike ``and persons with disabilities'' and insert ``persons with…

I thank the gentleman from North Carolina for his comments. I also thank the chair for her leadership on this bill. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time. Mr. McHENRY. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 5, beginning on line 2, strike ``the racial, ethnic, and gender diversity'' and insert ``diversity in…

My bill would jumpstart research and grant funding by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) into improved buildings and structures to account for extreme weather.

For far too many coastal districts like the one I represent, climate change has already increased the frequency of coastal flooding.

Higher sea levels mean that deadly and destructive storm surges push farther inland and bring more frequent flooding to coastal communities.

There are estimates right now of over 200 million climate change refugees by the year 2050.

climate change is not only real--it is already happening and Americans throughout the country are experiencing serious effects.

My bill, the Coastal Communities Adaptation Act, H.R. 1317, provides the assets and resources for coastal communities to be able to address climate-change impact.

When we raise the ambient temperature of our atmosphere by even a few degrees, where we have built, literally, our homes, our cities, and our farms are in the wrong place because of these shifting weather patterns.

The Department of Defense has recognized that climate change is a primary threat to our national defense.

That is what it is really all about. That is why he served. That is why we serve, to make life better for our fellow citizens.

Elijah was the pillar of moral authority in this chamber, and it was our deep honor and privilege to serve with him.

The Trump EPA's efforts to undermine the Federal and state status quo on auto emissions are a disaster, and unfortunately they are typical for this Administration that is putting polluters first.

How about, for just a moment, talking about the cost of inaction--$25 to $35 trillion.

I thank my friend from Michigan, Representative Levin, for yielding. Madam Chair, preventing foreign election interference is a bipartisan issue. This amendment is proof of that statement. I am proud to support this amendment, a…

It's just unfortunate that it looks like the Keystone Cops are the ones that are driving our foreign policy right now.