Kathy Castor

Thank you, Madam Chair. And I hope, Madam Chair, you will look into this with me.

It looks like it is going to take an act of Congress when it shouldn't. The agency should be more proactive.

A person's gender should not determine whether he or she is injured or killed in an automobile crash.

Moving heavy-duty transportation to cleaner technologies can help address these ongoing inequities.

Congress can play an important role in deploying cleaner trucks and buses.

EPA should require California to achieve compliance with air quality standards, not hinder the State.

We are at risk right now of ceding that leadership to other countries, like China.

I agree that reducing criteria pollutants and meeting the National Ambient Air Quality Standards would translate into greenhouse gas reductions as a co-benefit.

We must find cleaner and carbon-free solutions for how we move people and goods across America and across the globe.

We went to Port Hueneme a couple months ago. They call themselves the greenest port, and we were impressed.

This is going to be a revolution that we live through over the coming years, if the Congress has the courage to act.

EPA should grant California the ability to adopt standards beyond EPA's.

EPA should be adopting mobile source and other regulations that reduce and eliminate criteria and climate pollutants.

California is funding zero-emission school buses, which is something I think we should all be interested in, given the importance of protecting children's health.

California is currently leading the charge to reduce carbon pollution at its many ports and along highways.

I am honored to appear before you today to discuss the urgency of reducing greenhouse gas emissions caused by heavy-duty transportation.

With American ingenuity, we can grow our economy, protect our health, and fight the climate crisis.

Is this in the electricity generation sector, or does it include the transportation sector?

Low-income communities and communities of color are hit hard by air pollution from heavy-duty vehicles.

We need to keep our hustle to achieve the type of reduction science shows we need to achieve to avoid it being 'game over' for our children and future generations.

Congress should amend this program to allow U.S. heavy duty vehicle manufacturers, like Proterra, to apply for loans.

We want to help communities become more resilient in the face of the climate crisis.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has broad authority to protect consumers and is tasked specifically with targeting fraud, deceptive advertising, robocalls, identity theft, and online privacy. Hardly a day goes by when personal private…

Our bill will reauthorize the Emergency Medical Services for Children through 2024, and EMSC is vital because it is the only federal funding specifically focused on addressing the unique needs of children in the emergency services systems.

I want to thank the Chair again for including my bill in this hearing, H.R. 776, the Emergency Medical Services for Children Program Reauthorization.