I thank the chairman for yielding and for his work on this important piece of legislation. With the Build Back Better budget, we help lower costs for the working families that I represent. We lower healthcare costs by allowing Medicare to…

Last week I lost my uncle, and the people of my State and this country lost a leader, former Congressman Dale Kildee. Our hearts go out to my Aunt Gayle, and to my cousins David, Paul, and Laura, who are experiencing the kind of loss that…

I thank my friend and chairman for yielding time. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of this legislation to protect the American economy, to save it from catastrophe, and to prevent a default on the obligations of the United States of…

However, and importantly, when done improperly, it can do much more harm than good.

I have introduced legislation to ban harmful aquaculture practices in both the Great Lakes and in federally designated wild and scenic rivers.

Now, when done correctly, this is important, when done properly, aquaculture can create a high-quality food source that's abundant and affordable.

Thank you very much, Chairwoman Sherrill, for hosting this hearing, and, Dr. Spinrad, thank you so much for your presence and your testimony.

The lakes outline our boundaries, they define who we are as a state, and we have 10,000 miles of Great Lake shoreline in this region.

According to NOAA, Michigan's coastal economy employs 1.75 million people each year, $92 billion in wages...

I think we have to take it very seriously. I know these people they post on social media, they`re dangerous and what`s most dangerous is the silence of Republican leadership. They should be calling them off.

Over seven years ago, in my hometown, a water crisis emerged. My hometown is Flint, Michigan.

Michigan again, sadly, is experiencing a surge in Legionnaire's Disease.

Environmental health and climate experts in Michigan have been warning that climate change, causing more extreme weather, more volatile water cycles, allows for an environment for water-borne bacteria, like legionella bacteria, to thrive.

As the last few months have demonstrated, with extreme temperatures, parts of the country facing drought, wildfires, and then, as Congresswoman Stevens from Michigan, my colleague from Michigan, mentioned, serious flooding, the work of our…

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.

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

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.

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.

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 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.

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.