Debbie Dingell

For far too long vulnerable communities have faced pollution as a compounded problem.

There is no reason that Stellantis... can't have mitigation so that there's not awful pollutants devastating that community.

It is to explore how we make sure that every community can have air that they can breathe, water that they can drink.

I was very proud last year just--it was last August--to stand at the White House with the President.

Intimate partner violence is a serious issue, and 50 percent of domestic violence fatalities are caused by their intimate partner. I understand this. I lived in it. Let's be clear: this is a significant bill. We have made progress, but we…

I am glad we found an area of agreement this afternoon. I think we have more agreement than people realize. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee), the author of one of these very critical amendments.

I say to my colleague, I deeply agree that these fires are horrific in what they are doing to our natural resources and our habitat, but that is why this bill is so important. It is not Washington telling the States or the Native lands or…

It's critical we're getting the policies right so this transition is swift and supports a strong American-built workforce.

The No. 1 issue and the only issue that most of them wanted to talk about was training the workforce for the future.

I've always been a car girl. I'm proud of it. Now I'm an EV car girl.

Thank you, Chairman Stevens, for inviting me and holding today's important field hearing to examine the electric vehicle workforce needs that industry is facing.

It needs to be the opposite: more work and better jobs, and something that can be led by our friends at labor.

We cannot discount workers or see them cut them out of the deal.

The future of the auto industry is electric. We know this. Michigan has been leading the way on this front.

The bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act...provides 7.5 billion dollars to develop the electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

So I'm going to build on that. So I'm going to submit questions for the record because I had three more for you and we won't get it, but I don't think most people understand that most people buying EVs right now are for short distances.

I want to build on that last point that you were making about what can be done to mitigate the worker displacement.

It is vital for America's economic competitiveness, our national security, and our environmental future.

I look forward to continuing to work with my colleagues on the issue of domestic production of critical minerals.

Domestic supply and production of critical minerals are fundamental to the automotive industry, the economic engine of my home state of Michigan.

I am a strong supporter of the supply chain resilience subtitle included in the America COMPETES Act.

We can't let supply chain vulnerabilities become a full-blown crisis, which is why I appreciate the Administration's efforts.

If the next century is to be another American century where we are leading, it is essential that we secure reliable and a sustainable supply of critical minerals and materials for EVs.

I really want to thank you and Ranking Member Moore for convening this important and timely hearing on wildlife-borne disease surveillance.

Thanks for the work that you are doing and, Madam Chair, for having this hearing.