Joe Neguse: “This is, in fact, an important Subcommittee hearing on the defining issue of our time, which is the planetary crisis.”

What an exciting development it is, how exciting it will be when all of you have collectively together made this dream a reality.

Congress has and must continue to reject these short-sighted proposals on a bipartisan basis, including by standing firmly against the proposed cut.

I don't know if the gentleman from New York (Mr. Goldman) is still here, but I will relay the substance of the chairwoman's remarks regarding his amendment and the timing of his amendment submission. Mr. Speaker, I am prepared to close. I…

The only people who do not want to reopen this government and this Department are House Republican leadership, who continue to block the bill. The madness must end, and if we defeat the previous question, I will offer an amendment to the…