We are proud of the work that we did.

Do you believe that the three pieces of legislation before us today complement one another to address the deficiencies of our current air monitoring systems and adequately protect vulnerable communities?

Not every witness gets that opportunity. To our friends at GAO and to our Comptroller General, our best regards and thanks for all the good work that you and your colleagues do.

His legislation would help ensure that communities have access to relevant, local air quality information.

There are reasons why we are still concerned about reducing carbon emissions.

From time to time, I say to my staff when we are dealing with a particular issue or challenge, I ask them to help make me or a committee or the Senate a guided missile, as opposed to an unguided missile.

Our legislation fills in the gaps by establishing a first-ever National Mercury Monitoring Network.

My State is sinking. We are the lowest-lying State in America. We are sinking.

We look forward to it as well. Thank you so much for joining us today.

Given the dire financial situation, many air monitoring programs find themselves in it appears that additional Federal funding may well help to alleviate much, not all, but much of the strain that these agencies are facing.

I was a Naval flight officer stationed at Moffett Field, California. I used to occasionally travel on your systems.

The justice cannot come as an afterthought. It has to be at the center of our response.

We cannot address the issue without addressing the problem, which is why we need to have a more robust air monitoring system across the Country.

I am grateful for her letting me be her wingman on this issue and others.

Mercury is a dangerous air toxic, as we know, that persists and bioaccumulates in the environment long after its release.

This legislation would upgrade and expand our Nation's outdated air quality monitoring networks.

I believe a series of votes have just started on the Senate floor.

I like to say everything I do I know I can do better, and the same is true with respect to the quality of the air that we breathe.

I admire your desire to take on these roles and continue giving back to this community through public service.

We want to resolve the issues of these judicial vacancies.

The average time it takes... to fill a vacancy on the D.C. Superior Court... is over three years.

justice delayed is justice denied.

As Governor you get to nominate people to serve in these capacities. Do not screw it up.

the default here is the Golden Rule, trying to figure out what to do and treat other people the way you want to be treated.

Will the funding and the personnel that are included in the fiscal year 2023 budget take care of the entire challenge of the problems you face in doing your job, or is this a down payment that will take several years?