Tammy Duckworth

Changing biofuel production in this country... could actually negatively impact farm prices and farm income

Will you prioritize this program to ensure that it is fully funded?

I am also alarmed to see that the Trump budget slashes funding for the Office of Ground and Drinking Water.

Will you speak with the President and say, don't cut this program?

So you will not fight to keep the EPA's lead risk reduction program, is what you are saying?

Will you commit to prioritizing this program and make sure it is fully funded?

Well, then a 2 year deal is not acceptable.

Unfortunately, your rhetoric doesn't match your actions.

The right answer is zero, according to scientific literature.

It is one of the greatest environmental threats that I think we face as a country.

I hope that it stays inaccurate, and that you don't shut down that office.

The situation really exposed some gaps in the training processes and ergonomics of the software of the alerting authority.

Hawaii's recent false alarm is a fascinating test case, I think, for Federal and state and local policymakers.

It requires us all, in particular on the FEMA side, to revisit who can generate an alert and how that alert is generated.

Anything that the Congress can do to provide those incentives, to help get that solar and get that energy storage online in Puerto Rico is critical.

I am committed to developing and advancing policy that will enable the island to remain operational during the next superstorm.

These investments will help make our grid more reliable and more resilient, not less, while also creating jobs.

Illinois, my home state, has made tremendous gains in this area.

The President and his allies did nothing to plan for infrastructure investment in their budgets; in fact, they cut infrastructure spending by almost $200 billion.

The President's budget, a roadmap of his policy priorities that cuts $150 billion from transportation spending, is misguided as it relates to infrastructure investment.

Unfortunately, the President and his allies prioritize the trickle down shell game over building up the middle class through the proven economic engine of infrastructure investment, and this is, to me, a really disturbing trend.

My concern is that the President has secured, now, a $1.5 trillion tax cut that is geared toward large corporations and the ultra-wealthy.

Transporting freight efficiently and effectively is the linchpin of a prosperous economy.

When management and the work force have trust and confidence in each other, workers feel free to raise problems.

I think we can all agree that pinching pennies and saving on security inspections, for example, would not only endanger lives but also the future of the entire nuclear industry.