Mikie Sherrill

I yield to the gentlewoman from Connecticut. Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. The agreement permits the Army to use 2022 funds for the Strategic Long-Range Cannons so long as it produces a comprehensive…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. I would like to engage in a colloquy with Chair DeLauro regarding the Strategic Long-Range Cannon. I ask my friend from Connecticut, is it the intent of the committee that a portion of the funds…

I rise to recognize the Honorable Barbara Curran, a lifelong public servant from New Jersey who broke many glass ceilings. Barbara was an accomplished scholar, even earning her law degree in the evenings as a single mom. Entering the world…

As we face increased risk of hazards from natural disasters, many due to climate change, there is a growing appreciation for the short and long-term benefits that nature-based, or green, infrastructure can provide.

My district in north Jersey has faced devastating consequences of a changing climate and more severe weather patterns.

Preservation of wetlands like the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in my district, for example, can avoid future flooding by preserving natural flood storage from development and can provide natural habitat and improved water quality.

My district in North Jersey has faced devastating consequences of a changing climate and more severe weather patterns.

New Jersey will expect to claw back $1 billion over 5 years from the bipartisan infrastructure bill to improve water infrastructure across our State.

Unfortunately, flooding is an all too frequent reality for my constituents.

We must take action that will help us tackle climate change now and not later.

Overall, nationwide, our bipartisan infrastructure bill will make a $55 billion investment in clean drinking water and clean water.

Thank you, Chairwoman Napolitano (and Chairman DeFazio), for the opportunity to testify today and for your strong leadership throughout the WRDA process.

We are in the middle of a major climate crisis, as we all know.

We desperately need the Federal Government to step in and help residents, families, and local governments mitigate the problem before more disasters occur.

The flooding is such a regular occurrence that the towns now have water rescue units in place after the Mayors were regularly going out in rowboats to rescue residents.

The coordinated effort that went into planning January 6 went far deeper than I think any of us had anticipated.

To see that this was a coordinated effort to overturn the will of the American people really now comes as no surprise.

That`s really damning, to have that understanding and then not come forward in the aftermath of January 6 in a united front to ensure that we -- that this never happens again. This was an attempt to thwart the democratic voice of the…

We need to acknowledge PFAS as an environmental hazard and conduct much-needed research.

I'm proud to co-sponsor Congresswoman Debbie Dingell's PFAS Action Act, an expansive bill to regulate, cleanup PFAS contamination.

I am proud of my home state of New Jersey for being the first in the nation to set PFAS drinking water standards.

I'm encouraged by the work and coordination that is taking place but there is still much we do not know and much more we must do to address this crisis in our communities.

I thank Chairwoman Speier for yielding. I appreciate it. I rise today to talk about the childcare crisis facing our Nation, and by extension, our national economy. I rise today to share the stories from working mothers in my district, to…

It truly is. And as you know, as you chair your subcommittee and hear, I'm sure, from far too many families about as the difficulties of childcare grow, the difficulties of being a fully deployable force like our United States Navy grow…

Unfortunately, our forecasts were not as accurate as they can be, and that's due in large part to outdated precipitation data.