We should be putting programs like the SRF at the top of our priority list, and effectively funding the key responsibilities of agencies like yours.

If we underfund the core responsibilities of the EPA, which includes effectively enforcing our environmental laws, we not only undermine job creation, but we are also playing chicken with public health and safety in the future.

No community can thrive or even survive without clean water and efficient wastewater management systems.

I think it is a real challenge to really recreate a robust shipbuilding industry in our country.

Shipping and maritime safety and security are of vital importance to the economy and livelihood of Hawaii's people.

So is the area of coverage one of the ways that you are going to allocate scarce resources?

I rise to speak against this amendment. Mr. Chairman, the Davis-Bacon Act requires that workers on federally funded construction projects be paid no less than the wages paid in the community for similar work. It sounds fair. The…

I rise in strong support of this amendment introduced by my colleague, Congressman Don Young, to support Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian education. This amendment makes these worthwhile programs eligible for these education funds. I urge…

The workers in my district and I know better!

Safety guidelines and regulations can help save lives, and so can enforcement.

This accident could have been prevented, but Hawaii only had 11 state OSHA staffers to inspect and enforce worker safety.

Hawaii was the only state in the nation found breaking its state plan obligations.