This unnecessary harm to the environment stands to threaten Atlantic Marine resources that support over 1.5 million jobs.
Betty McCollum
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Betty Louise McCollum is a U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 4th congressional district, serving since January 3, 2001. A member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, she has focused her legislative efforts on education, healthcare, and environmental issues. Throughout her tenure, McCollum has been an advocate for policies that support public education funding, access to affordable healthcare, and initiatives aimed at combating climate change. She has also been involved in various committees and has played a role in shaping national policy on these critical issues.
Thank you for the opportunity to submit our recommendations, the Nature Conservancy's recommendations, for Fiscal Year 2021.
We would like information on the Department in how you have been maintaining your own stockpile of respirators and masks and how you would distribute them within the different branches of service, if needed.
No one is immune from climate change, especially not Native Americans, who are at the forefront of experiencing the effects of increasing temperature rises and water rising.
The majority of pollution of water right now, as we know, is coming from non-point source pollution runoff.
I don't agree with the President's budget with zeroing out these programs, and we are going to work very hard to make sure that we sustain at the baseline level.
We request that the committee ensure that NPS conduct meaningful consultation with the tribes before there is a final rule.
We want the funding to continue to move forth and Congress to continue to move those fundings to fund that program.
I would like to see us do some of that where we can get something completed and done.
Thank you, Chairwoman McCollum and Ranking Member Joyce for continuing to hold these tribal witness days.





