Niki Tsongas

Given the information that we have learned from the gas explosions that devastated the Merrimack Valley in September, it is now clear that this disaster was entirely preventable.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Massachusetts will be postponed. {time} 1730 Amendment No. 14 Offered by Mr. Soto The…

This amendment really is a very modest investment in our Nation's workforce and, therefore, worthy of increased funding devoted to this purpose. We can't just be investing in energy technologies; we need to be investing in our people who…

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 21, line 24, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $5,000,000)''. Page 32, line 1, after the…

I am gravely concerned not only about our efforts to correct this ongoing problem, but also about the impact it may be having on the recruitment, retention, and confidence level of the pilots we ask to fly this aircraft.

The question for Congress is, in my view, how do we keep it that way and make it even better?

To put it simply, NEPA makes sure that we 'look before we leap,' and are using taxpayer dollars wisely.

Crafted on a bipartisan basis by Congress and signed into law by President Nixon, NEPA has informed Federal decision making and increased transparency for over 40 years.

I think it is important to remember that we are having this hearing today because it has been 47 days since the landfall of Hurricane Maria, and yet our fellow Americans in Puerto Rico are still enduring a humanitarian crisis.

Many still do not have safe drinking water.

I too, feel that we as a full body of Congress should have the opportunity to debate an authorization for use of military force.

I have serious reservations about the funding-related elements of the Army's new plan.

I have no other speakers, and I continue to reserve the balance of my time.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Massachusetts will be postponed. Amendment No. 3 Offered by Mr. Gene Green of Texas The…

I don't have any additional speakers. I would just like to say that energy infrastructure is critical to our economy, yet we cannot simply give the fossil fuel industry a carte blanche to build pipelines that adversely impact conservation…

I would like to say, first, that energy infrastructure is critical to our economy; yet we cannot simply give the fossil fuel industry carte blanche to build pipelines without robust public reviews. I yield 1\3/4\ minutes to the gentleman…

I am strongly opposed to any attempts by the Administration or this Congress to open up this national wildlife refuge to drilling, which would permanently degrade this natural wonder.

Our Nation's public lands protect some of the natural and historic places that have shaped and defined who we are as a people and a country, and would not have been protected without support from the Federal Government.

Clean energy is not prioritized in policy proposals and Executive Orders.

Instead of expanding investments in fossil fuel development, we should be looking to the future.

I believe our Nation is in the midst of a clean energy revolution.

I have real concerns with the Administration's entire Fiscal Year 2018 budget request.

Increasing defense spending at the expense of these other critical programs will not only make us less safe, but will undermine important investments key to our national competitiveness and our long-term security.

The fiscal year 2018 President's budget prioritizes defense spending at the expense of other national priorities, like education, infrastructure, and economic development.