Elizabeth Esty

I want to thank my colleague, Congressman Knight, again for his leadership on this bill on this important issue.

It's proven, as my colleague Mr. Knight mentioned, that girls who have women science teachers are more likely to get interested in science.

One of our common goals on the Science Committee is to inspire more young people and particularly more young women to pursue careers in the sciences.

I'm proud to be introducing this legislation with my colleague, Mr. Knight, and I want to thank him for his work on this.

That's wrong and it's shameful. We have a critical work force need in the STEM field.

We know that we need to do right by our veterans. Too many of our veterans are unemployed.

I think it is irresponsible for this Committee to impose additional burdens of reporting and response at the same time not only not offering resources but backing budget proposals that would do massive cut in resources.

No additional resources are called for, and that does not even begin to address the fact that the incoming Administration has proposed a 25 percent cut in agency resources--25 percent.

This bill, I think, fails to achieve that.

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I urge adoption of the amendment. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. Esty). The amendment was agreed to. Amendment No. 23 Offered by Ms…

The American people deserve and the American people demand a vote on commonsense, bipartisan gun safety legislation. During the 7 weeks that Congress was in recess, thousands of Americans were killed by guns. Each one of those Americans…

We need a vote. What will it take for this House, the people's House, to finally vote on commonsense, bipartisan legislation to save American lives? Since the murder of 20 schoolchildren and 6 educators in one of my communities in Newtown…

There are a lot of people who believe this is a gross and unconstitutional overreach of Congressional power who are not able to testify at this hearing.

I unequivocal support for the Attorney General from Massachusetts, Maura Healey, and the other Attorneys General who have been subjected to, in my opinion, truly disturbing Congressional overreach and interference with their jobs.

Again, with all due respect, I think, as my colleague has noted, these dollars make an enormous impact, and I would respectfully request and urge my colleagues to support the Esty amendment. Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.

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 74, line 25, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced by $10,000,000)''. Page 76, line 18, after the…

Fidelity is the principle that recognizes that individual sacrifices made for the benefit of society may give rise to societal duties in return.

We need to see the progress through that list, the ticker list. This is the priority project, and this is how far the money gets us.

There’s no such substitute for that.

I look forward in these next several months to doing exactly that.

It will require national commitment, sustained support, and resources over multiple decades.

It is our responsibility in Congress to deal with the underfunding point.

Flooding in Connecticut illustrates how flood prevention and mitigation efforts are important to our economy.

Thank you, Chairman Gibbs and Ranking Member Napolitano, for holding today's important hearing to review the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Chief's Report.