Dan Kildee

Thank you, Madam Chair, for holding this hearing, and I want to thank all of the witnesses for being here today for this really important conversation.

I really appreciate you recognizing me, and I do appreciate the Chair holding this important hearing.

I would only take an issue with the notion that what is being requested is intended to be a reflection of what we can do.

Just this week, the GAO issued a report that concluded the DoD will have to significantly increase spending to clean up current and former DoD installations that are contaminated with PFAS.

Our Task Force has about 60 members because they are hearing from their residents about PFAS contamination.

In Congress I have been working on this subject for a few years since it was brought to my attention. I co-chair a bipartisan task force, The congressional PFAS Task Force, along with Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania.

The community has organized itself. There is an organization called Need Our Water. They deserve an awful lot of credit for bringing this subject to the attention of policymakers.

I really appreciate that. We see with trade adjustment assistance a specific set of targeted communities that have been chronically left behind due to the massive changes in our economy related to trade and technology.

One of the goals of the Biden Administration which you are responsible for executing in this budget is to address the issues of inequality in our economy, in our society, and I believe that the economic issues facing our older industrial…

I have an initiative in the Ways and Means Committee that creates a new approach to trade adjustment assistance for communities, specifically to provide trade impacted, distressed communities, federal support and technical assistance to…

One area of policy that you and I have both worked on over our years together in Congress has been supporting the older industrial cities in this country, particularly those affected by globalization, by changes in those communities due to…

I do support your goal of us continuing to lead in this space, literally and figuratively, but to not forget that the agency does have a robust agenda as it relates to life right here on this planet.

The Great Lakes are our lifeblood. It literally outlines our boundaries, it defines who we are as a State.

It's my pleasure to welcome Paula Nas to testify as a witness today.

Well, first of all, thank you, Chairwoman Stevens, and Ranking Member Waltz for holding this hearing.

I really appreciate the focus that this budget puts on infrastructure and building out our middle class and strengthening, particularly strengthening public schools.

There hasn't been a loan disbursed since--really since 2012

We need to help grow this industry

We have to act boldly and aggressively, if not, China will lead the future of this industry

Thank you, Chairwoman Sherrill, for holding this hearing and for the witnesses for bringing their really important and unique perspectives.

I know how they`re going to choose.

They made a choice in the months leading up to that attack. They fanned the flames.

I still have to work with and speak to these members who contributed to this big lie, benefitted from this big lie, and now want to say, well, let`s let bygones be bygones. It`s not that simple.

Five people died, a Capitol police officer was killed by these attackers. We were in that gallery not knowing if we`re going to get out or not.

Most people experience trauma don`t experience it in real-time on every network across the world. They do it privately, quietly, painfully, silently, alone.