Zoe Lofgren

I think it's pretty obvious that we're in New York because of the case of New York v. Donald J. Trump.

This is a very important hearing, and all of your testimony has been enlightening.

California has experienced 12 atmospheric rivers since late December. Damage to homes, communities, and infrastructure is widespread across California.

The importance of providing the National Weather Service with the resources it needs to improve the availability of high-quality data streams for weather forecasting can't be understated.

I look forward to hearing from the witnesses on your ideas specifically how commercial data can augment our atmospheric river forecasting capabilities.

We need to increase NOAA's aircraft fleet to fly these storms during the winter months. This will be critical to safety in California.

Climate change means that these atmospheric rivers coming over and over again may be the new normal and with the warming climate.

California has had 12 atmospheric rivers since late December. Damage to homes, communities, infrastructure is widespread across California.

I am looking forward to seeing how this technology can help mitigate potential risks, including those related to safety, those privacy issues, security issues, emissions, noise, and the rest.

Federal R&D investment can, and should, address these applications.

We need to understand why, because significant economic and societal benefits are at stake.

Aviation is critical to this country's economy and global leadership.

I believe that we must restore American manufacturing, particularly in regions like upstate New York.

As Members of the Science Committee, we have the responsibility of overseeing America's scientific research enterprise.

Thank you, Chairman Lucas, for holding today's hearing.

Our Nation can only fully address the climate crisis by deploying methods and tools to decarbonize the ag sector.

Robust Federal science and technology programs are essential to ensuring the prosperity and well-being of all Americans.

We have to remain focused on making sure that we're enabling all the tools and technologies we'll need to aggressively confront the climate crisis.

The Members of the Science Committee take the responsibility of overseeing America's scientific research enterprise quite seriously.

I think a Manhattan Project level of commitment is needed now to ensure that the incredible promise of fusion energy is achieved.

It is essential we maintain the funding commitment to see this vital technology's promise be fully realized.

I think this is one of the most important scientific achievements of our time.

The greatest challenge we face today is maintaining our energy security while confronting the threat of climate change.

Written statement by Representative Zoe Lofgren, Ranking Member, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives.

When they did, the number of people coming irregularly dropped. My understanding is that, between the ports of entry, individuals seeking asylum from those countries dropped 97 percent.