I urge my colleagues to support this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I have no additional speakers. I urge my colleagues to support the bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I would also urge my colleagues to support this legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Hydropower has provided reliable, baseload electricity for a century.

These dams and hydropower facilities are critical infrastructure that require investment and physical maintenance to ensure they are structurally sound and able to handle new conditions created by shifting weather patterns due to climate…

I hope we will follow this up with a hearing with States and Tribal governments on this issue since they are equal and critical stakeholders in this process who should not be ignored.

I am glad that we are finally holding a hydropower hearing with the Federal resource agencies.

I hope we will follow this up with a hearing with States and Tribal governments on this issue.

At the same time, we cannot ignore the fact that hydropower has major impacts on water quality, water supply management, fish and wildlife populations.

I am worried that there is a lack of public health funding at a time when communities are facing increased need.

I am disappointed that on a bill of such magnitude my staff and our witnesses, including the Administration, did not receive the draft legislation until late last week.

History has shown us that we cannot stop infectious threats with isolationist policies.