I get tired of being lectured by Republicans on the budget deficit.

To address the rise of catastrophic megafire, we have to bring healthy, low-intensity fire back into western landscapes.

Thank you so much for your leadership on the water pollution challenges at the U.S./Mexico border in San Diego.

I think that's really important to have the big picture because sometimes the regulations intended for something like a power plant are just going to apply the same way to some other setting.

The Save Our Sequoias Act is a comprehensive, bipartisan bill that will save an iconic species from extinction.

Thank you for hosting 'Member Day' for your colleagues like me who have important priorities in front of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.

I introduced H.R. 1720, the Ocean Pollution Reduction Act II, with the support of all members of the San Diego delegation.

Thank you very much for your time and attention to my request. I look forward to introducing legislation with these goals in mind soon.

This bill will provide the City of San Diego with regulatory certainty as it continues to make significant progress, as well as major investments, in enhancing its water and wastewater systems.

I think a commission would be constructive.

We should do a clean debt ceiling.

If you wanted to cut Social Security, what you would do is do nothing.

I think we recognize Social Security has been the most important anti-poverty program.

The TOXIC Act will help us restore the long-term health of our ecosystems, restrict the cross-border flow of toxic contaminants, protect public health and consumers, and support regulated cannabis businesses that comply with the law.

Clearly, the stakes are high for our environment and our health.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, and thank the Committee for allowing me a chance to address you about the TOXIC Act.

This change will trigger the U.S. Sentencing Commission to revisit its guidelines for these crimes, and ensure that we treat the use of illegal pesticides, particularly on public lands, with the severity it deserves.

I am glad that after nearly 20 years of debate in Congress on trespass cultivation, we are finally moving toward a long-term solution.

I am so proud of one particular accomplishment last year, which was a bipartisan bill to improve the Nation's infrastructure.

The draconian approach we saw from the RSC... is not going to be acceptable.

Thank you, Chairman Tiffany, Ranking Member Neguse, and my esteemed colleagues on the Subcommittee for your time and consideration.

I thank the Chair for including the TOXIC Act in today's hearing, as well as Mr. LaMalfa for partnering with me to introduce that bill.

I spoke about the need to reduce excessive process requirements necessary to build clean energy projects and reform environmental laws from the 1970s to meet the challenges of today.

I agree. And on this too I would reiterate my willingness to work in a bipartisan way.

I also don't pretend that oil and gas is going away tomorrow. It is going to be around for a while.