Charles Q. Brown: “I am concerned that there may be nothing left in the account as long as we continue to pretend that we can fund the…”

I urge Congress to pass H.R. 1146, the Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act, recently introduced by Chairman Jared Huffman.

I would argue that there isn't a group in this country that has done more to protect right whales than Maine's lobstermen and women.

Thank you for the opportunity to serve my country in a new way, as I testify before you in support of protecting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from the destruction of oil and gas and drilling.

I believe in the strength, power, and goodness of the United States with every breath of my being.