Would you characterized the proposed cut by 95 percent as being very strong support, sir?

Instead of looking for ways to weaken the protections of Medicaid, I hope that we can find a way to work together to find a way to strengthen those programs by providing the territories the funding that they so desperately need.

There has been some discussion about the (j) waiver, which is essentially a broad waiver authority that is available to American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Mariana Islands.

I am grateful to my colleague, Representative Lori Trahan, for introducing H.R. 2139, the Leonel Rondon Pipeline Safety Act to address the issues leading to this tragic event.

the administration's proposal to reauthorize PHMSA goes even further than current law in proposing to criminalize rightful peaceful protests in the name of pipeline safety.

I thank the chairman for having this important hearing to address pipeline safety and thank you to our witnesses for being here.

I would like to add one more area of focus to today's conversation and something that is particularly important to me: RTO governance and transparency into the stakeholder process in our wholesale markets.

I want to thank the chairman, the real chairman, for holding the important hearing, and for all of our Commissioners for being here today.

Mercury can be highly toxic to infants, children, and adults, including severe consequences to heart, kidney, and immune system functions.

According to the EPA's website, quote, "the mission of the EPA is to protect human health and the environment," end quote.

Nearly every day, families and communities are at greater risk of losing access to clean air and clean water at the expense of political convenience.

this dangerous and misleading proposal to undermine mercury and toxic air protections is a new low and unnecessarily creates risks to both public health and the environment.