Zoe Lofgren

It is critical that the Committee ensures the FAA is empowered to develop future agreements as additional companies look to deploy 5G networks.

Our colleagues on the other side of the aisle have prevented any kind of sensible gun violence legislation from passing to keep us safe.

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

80 percent of all the murders in the U.S. are committed with a gun.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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