Tammy Duckworth

It is incumbent on the NASA Administrator to foster an environment where our brightest, our very best are valued for their innovative ideas no matter their gender, race, or sexual orientation.

NASA's scientific progress is indeed intertwined with the progress of becoming more inclusive and more diverse within NASA itself.

It is critically important, should you have the privilege of serving in this position that it is about inspiration.

I am proud that the national labs are partnering with industry to develop solutions to modernize our grid.

Protecting our families, service members, and veterans should not be a partisan issue.

I cannot believe that the Commander in Chief of our military would nominate someone like Dr. Michael Dourson, an individual who has defended the safety of chemicals linked to high cancer rates in service members and veterans.

Yes or no, do you agree with the EPA's Web site as it currently states, 'significant quantities of fugitive dust from petcoke storage and handling operations present a health risk.'

My constituents needed experts such as yourself to stand up for them and their health, rather than running cover for polluters who are wealthy and willing to poison our children as they put profits first.

It defies common sense that inhaling toxic particulate matter could be anything but poisonous for people, and especially for children.

Anyone who could turn a blind eye to the environmental injustices that the residents of Chicago have had to bear, as you did, does not deserve my support, and I urge all of my colleagues to join me in opposing your nomination.

In my home State of Illinois, we're not only leading energy storage research and development, we're also manufacturing the technology and we're exporting it.

As we have already heard, energy storage holds enormous prospects for a more flexible, cleaner and affordable electricity grid.

I absolutely support a proposal to ensure that airline passenger security fees are redirected to pay for security enhancements and not for unrelated purposes.

Thank you. I yield back.

I would like to do that, and I would just say that I am not talking about people, the individual homeowners, who do not understand.

But I understand under existing authorities, SBA could provide disaster response matching grants or partial grant loans, just beyond the interest rates issue.

I am concerned that we may be repeating past mistakes.

And I want to follow up on what Senator--or my colleague from Louisiana, Senator Kennedy, was talking about, this duplication of benefits between SBA and HUD.

I think it is time for Congress to act to make sure that agencies have the resources they need to assist the affected communities and to recover and to rebuild.

What took it away? Because my understanding is that there is no explicit code that says you do not have grant authority.

Without a doubt, Desiree Robinson's story sharpens my personal resolve to find solutions that will move us forward.

I don't think anyone is under the illusion that a silver bullet exists to eliminate sex trafficking altogether.

I think we fail to send a direct signal to business indicating that we take the threat of climate change seriously.

I am a proud sponsor of CCUS because I have seen firsthand how effective this technology can be in bringing economic and environmental benefits.

There is obviously tremendous opportunities to deploy CCUS, and I believe we must invest and prioritize CCUS so that we can maintain our leadership in the energy sector.