Political Quotes

“Mr. Chair, I rise to support the Fiscal Year 2023 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations bill. I thank Ranking Member Joyce for his collaboration and partnership through this process, and I am grateful for the leadership of Chairwoman DeLauro, and Ranking Member Granger. The fiscal year 2023 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies bill provides a total of $44.8 billion dollars. This is an increase of $6.8 billion dollars over last year's enacted level, which is an 18 percent increase. Last year, we made unprecedented investments to fight the climate crisis, return science as the foundation for decision- making, dedicate the highest level of federal funding to the arts and humanities ever, and continue our commitment to tribal nations. This bill continues to build on those successes. Through the investments made in this bill, our country will be better positioned to confront the climate crisis. Just last month, we witnessed Yellowstone, America's first national park, experience devastating flooding that triggered mudslides, resulting in its emergency closure and leaving damage that will take years to rebuild. Only weeks later, a destructive wildfire threatened to destroy the giant sequoias of Yosemite National Park. These tragedies underscored how vulnerable our ecosystems and species are to the impacts of climate change.…”