Harley Rouda

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

What has transpired in Ukraine, where crimes were committed, yet the continued cover-up by those involved... is disheartening to all of us.

We need to fight it on all fronts, but we have seen growth in white supremacy.

It was just a few months ago that I was here at a committee meeting, and during a break, I had the opportunity to meet Sydney Walton, who's a hundred years old, a World War II vet, who fought with many other Americans to defeat Nazism, and…

But what's the answer to address it? How do we address the use of social media to stop the radicalization of our children?

we can have an apocalyptic outcome or a nirvana outcome

This cannot stand.

We have an obligation as Members of Congress wherever we go to remember that we have a podium and a microphone, and that we need to use that podium and that microphone to shine a bright light on the issues affecting our country and our…

It has been more than 50 years since Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke of the existence of two Americas...

it is more important for all of us in this room and for us in our committee work to continue to shine a bright light on these topics and fight like hell

Martin Luther King, Jr. said that we and our ancestors may have come over on different boats, but we are all in the same boat now, so let's work together and address the issues facing all of us.

I appreciate my colleague's comments, but I do want to point out the purpose of this is simply to make sure that if we are going to entertain offshore leases, we fully understand the economic impact in the event of a potential disaster…

This amendment adds a provision to the bill that would require the Department of Commerce to complete an economic impact study of potential damage related to offshore drilling. This assessment would include tourism, commercial and…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill, insert the following: SEC. 5. ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY. Not later than 1 year after…

The Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act requires existing offshore oil and gas operations to undergo inspections and make payments into the Ocean Energy Safety Fund. My amendment would make this information available to the public…

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 1, after line 3, insert the following: SEC. 2. PUBLICATION OF INSPECTION RESULTS. Section 22(c) of the…

I appreciate my colleague's comments, and I do appreciate, I think, and I hear from him that the other side does support transparency and accountability, which is welcomed in today's atmosphere of politics to have greater transparency and…

Then why the hell do you care there's been a 70 percent reduction in PFAS levels if it doesn't affect anyone?

I thought your comment that the spinout of Chemours had nothing to do with reducing the liability of DuPont was patently false.

Part of why American capitalism has survived and thrived for as long as it has is because companies have historically treated both their workers and the larger American society responsibly and fairly.

So when that covenant is broken, when the American people learn that companies have obscured and suppressed evidence and the chemicals they use and manufacture are toxic, it is a seismic event.

Damn right, because you guys have internal memos that show that it impacts people, impacts your workers.

I'm calling on this committee to let the justice system work the way it was intended to.

The current assistant administrator for the Office of Water at the EPA, David Ross, agreed that PFAS contamination was, quote, a national emergency.

I am hammering home this point because PFAS contamination is an issue that is just now starting to get the attention it deserves.