Chellie Pingree

Defense has got all the money, by the way, so get Ms. McCollum to spend everything she can on it.

I think we are the first State in the Nation to do that.

I guess we are in a whole different conversation really.

The idea that so much of the waste that we produce ends up either in the ocean as plastic pollutions are all over the world, and no one wants our waste anymore.

The National Recycling Strategy does not address this critical source of pollution and waste.

The environmental justice resources really do serve as a rising tide for everyone so that this country can be as great as it should be.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Welcome back to the subcommittee, Mr. Regan, and, Mr. Amin, thank you for being here.

There isn't a town in my State that isn't already dealing with sea level rise.

I just want to say, it is 2023. We got to figure this out.

If the cuts are implemented?

One of my questions was about the tribal public safety.

I just think since this is a budget hearing, I would love to hear a little bit of some of the highlights of the challenges you think you would face.

This budget includes an additional $288 million for the U.S. Geological Survey to carry out important work.

We are thrilled with the job you are doing there, and we miss you in Congress.

Always interesting to hear about your district and those programs at the EPA and the STAG grants, critically important to all of our States.

I am glad to hear we are moving forward with funding that hospital, but it sounds like you might need a little bit more to get it done.

Maine's floating offshore wind research represents a tremendous opportunity for Maine and the country to secure our leadership position.

So the budget requests $12 million in satellite operations to kick off the Landsat Next Program.

I think the more we are getting back to using wood products in building is just a win-win for all of us.

I can see how it is going to impact some of my colleagues into the future as well.

It is always such a treat for me to be in this particular hearing because the issues that all of you experience in the West are just so significantly different than what we have on the East Coast

Well, I am going to run out of time, but I have more questions for the next round.

We increasingly understand how valuable this force is to us.

I have a couple programs I want to talk about, but I want to just start with the budget here.

Combatting climate change and protecting communities from the threat of wildfire go hand-in-hand.