Dutch Ruppersberger: “May I inquire as to how much time I have remaining? The CHAIR. The gentleman from Maryland has 17 minutes remaining.”

What you do is very important. We appreciate your competence.

There is a reason that the Digital Coast Act is bipartisan and bicameral: We all have a stake in protecting our shorelines. Our country's 95,000 miles of shoreline--not just our oceans, but our rivers, streams, and lakes--are home to more…

we want to make sure that all of our personnel are medically ready.

I think we really have to focus and see when you have certain jobs--if you want to operate on somebody in this country, you have to be a doctor, and it is the same thing here.