Deborah Koff Ross

We've heard Republicans on this panel say that Americans need to be educated by doctors, not indoctrinated by politicians. I could not agree more.

Right now in America we're witnessing an unprecedented interference in the ability of physicians to provide the best possible care for their patients.

Necessity not only authorizes, but seems to require the measure.

Allowing documented dreamers to retain their original priority date and keep their place in line after they age out of their dependent visas could significantly improve the lives of this population.

I have a bipartisan, bicameral bill to provide these children and young adults with a pathway to permanent residency protections for aging out of the immigration system.

I want you to know that I'm here today to use my five minutes in support of a group of 250,000-plus young people in our country who are referred to as 'the documented dreamers.'

Loretta, thank you. I admire your passion and your enthusiasm for the Congress to Campus program. I have had the fortunate opportunity, of course, of doing one of those digitally with you. It was inspiring for me as well and something I…

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To be very clear, President Biden inherited a disaster of a border from former President Trump.

Weather data is critical for informing decisions and protecting American lives and property daily.

High-quality weather data is paramount for predicting yields and managing water and fertilizer use.

I think, unfortunately, what you are seeing is disinformation being around voter fraud; around, you know, stolen elections. I think that is what is fueling these election changes, it is what is fueled the January 6 insurrection, and it has…

In these times of backlash, Black and Brown Americans are facing one of the greatest assaults on our voting rights since the Jim Crow era.

I think, unfortunately, the fact that Congress has under-funded local elections has resulted in things that we are seeing, like longer lines in polling stations, you know, making it harder for people to do things like register to vote.

This Congress has the opportunity and obligation to strengthen our elections by finally making them equally accessible to Black voters and other voters of color.

I'm glad that the Fiscal Year 2024 budget includes an increase to unify the tsunami warning centers under a common analytic system.

Climate change is progressing at break-neck pace, with some impacts being seen far sooner than models have predicted.

One of the first bills I worked on when I got to this Committee more than a decade ago was the Tsunami Warning Education Research Act.

Vaccination reduces the threat of infection posed to these particular communities.

We need them both. We need them both.

I personally joined the Vice-President to announce $561 million worth of investment, including those that you alluded to in Oregon.

Long COVID has been shown to be more frequent and more severe among people who are not vaccinated.

I am very concerned about the proposed budget cut led by Speaker McCarthy that passed the House.

I want to commend the Biden administration's work in delivering and deploying COVID-19 vaccines.

It's an honor to introduce Dr. Rick Spinrad, Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, and an Oregonian.