Jim McGovern

There is an opportunity to work together. I believe that wholeheartedly.

Our producers have spent decades showing the world that they are the answer to reducing global greenhouse gas emissions, and they are not the problem.

We need greater certainty and supply chain resiliency for both producers and consumers.

I know all of us in both parties realize and are motivated by this tremendous responsibility.

I think there needs to be a better coordinated effort to look at things more holistically.

I think you challenge us to think bigger and more holistically, which is something that is always very difficult to do.

You know, Dr. Burgess wax nostalgic about the previous administration. I look back on the early days of this crisis with a lot of shock that scientists were telling us that we had to take this pandemic seriously.

I think I speak for all of us on this panel: I go home; I am still trying to convince people to make sure they get the vaccine.

We are not very good at coordination between the House and the Senate, never mind the Federal Government, the State and local governments, and others that need to be part of it.

We are not particularly good at things like planning, which is essential, or coordination.

This has been a really interesting conversation on a very, very important topic.

This year's WRDA has the potential to build significantly on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to ensure that one of our most precious natural resources receives the investments and attention it deserves.

For 15 years, I have worked tirelessly with dedicated stakeholders in my district to make the Sacramento region as safe as possible for all residents.

Certainty in this will be critical in flood control planning not only for my constituents but potentially for non-federal project sponsors elsewhere.

So my question is you`ve had 84 days since that interview to go back and check the records. So when did you speak with the former president on January 6th? Did you talk to the former president before, during or after the attack in the…

To what extent is economic coercion the norm?

This is a clear example of China's economic coercion at work.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for convening this hearing on the Chinese government and party's coercive use of its economic might to pursue its political objectives and to silence critics.

The options appear to be neither simple nor easy, and will require careful and considerate diplomacy with international partners.

It's essential that we respond. A huge thank you to the Women's Tennis Association for being very powerful in its response to Ms. Peng's treatment.

I'll tell you what's not in keeping with the Olympic spirit of uplifting humanity, and that's crushing humanity by stripping people of their political rights and engaging in genocide.

A huge thank you to the Biden administration for announcing yesterday a diplomatic boycott of the Olympic Games, and we must challenge every other nation in the free world to join us.

We cannot forget that the Chinese government's techno-authoritarianism is felt most gravely by the Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims.

This concern is why the Commission, under my chairmanship in the last Congress, expanded its reporting to include 'Human Rights Violations in the United States and Globally.'

I look forward to the testimony today to help us work to identify the approaches that can harness technology in a way that respects rather than endangers fundamental human rights.