We need the EPA to use the updated IRIS value for EtO to set a strong new Federal emissions standard that protects Americans all across our country from this dangerous carcinogen.

As we return this week, we must confront our Nation's sickening gun violence. My commitment to act is even stronger after my own terrifying experience. My wife Judy and I were at the Gilroy Garlic Festival when a shooter opened fire. We…

I introduced H.R. 1165, the EtO is Toxic Act. This bill requires the EPA to take IRIS assessment data into consideration when setting an EtO emissions standard.

The EPA must not be allowed to undermine the integrity of scientific process by ignoring established research methods that may reveal unfavorable results.

EtO is a known carcinogen.

I request the committee's support for this bill to ensure that EPA decisions on this matter use the best science available.

I am concerned that the federal government does not currently do enough to incentivize basic chemical research.

The probable cancer risk posed by EtO is 30 times greater than previously estimated.

After years of breathing air with an unsafe cancer-causing pollutant, my constituents and others across the country cannot wait.

I urge the committee to promote healthcare price transparency as it prepares to bring healthcare legislation to the House floor.

I strongly encourage you to consider hosting markups and hearings on H.R. 2501 and H.R. 3332.

I rise for the working men and women in our country who have well-deserved, hard-earned quality healthcare benefits to urge House leadership to bring to the floor H.R. 748, the Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act. This bill would…

I want to emphasize that, and those issues that you raised, Dr. Liu, are very critical, and we need to make sure we are not only looking on those, but acting on those.

we need to make sure we are not slowing down the research in the advancement of connected autonomous vehicles here in our country.

I think it's critically important that social science is not left behind when it comes to being funded.

I introduced the Growing Artificial Intelligence Through Research Act, which in part ensures that they're an essential coordinating entity.

Your budget, to its credit, increases the energy storage R&D supported by the Office of Electricity by 5 percent.

Can you help me understand and this Committee understand why, if energy storage is indeed the Holy Grail of technology, we have a budget that drastically defunds our commitment to deploy the energy storage that we need?

I am delighted to hear you describe energy storage as the Holy Grail of energy.

I am once again a supporter of the two-person crew bill, because it is imperative that our trains remain safe as the industry changes.

I want to make sure that we keep in mind that technology will not replace the necessity for workers.

Obviously, safety is what is most important here, the safety of the workers, safety of communities that rail traffic flows through.

expanding workforce development programs is one of my priorities as we head towards surface transportation reauthorization.

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 247, line 17, after the first dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $10,000,000) (increased by…

I thank Chairman Visclosky for his work on this appropriations bill and for working with me on this amendment. America's strength and entrepreneurship and innovation, we need to use those to protect our Nation in a rapidly evolving threat…