Mikie Sherrill

Access to higher education is a critical path to the middle class for millions of Americans, including so many in my district.

This investment will help improve access to effective, affordable medical care for so many people in my district and will improve quality of life throughout our community.

I also want to extend a special nod of acknowledgment and thanks to my good friend and colleague from New Jersey, Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman, for her outstanding work to represent and support our State's priorities.

The Armament Center's importance cannot be overstated.

I don't think I can overstate the debt of gratitude our Nation owes to both of you.

The atrocities committed by the Russians, I think have really made the world and the United States and our NATO allies more willing to consider other options for the Ukrainians so they can keep up this fight.

We need to change the status quo, and make long-term investments in America's childcare.

Access to affordable high-quality childcare is crucial to solving our worker shortage, and fully reopening our economy.

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…

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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…

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

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

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.