Melanie Stansbury

NASA's work is critical, of course, not only to taking us to the far reaches of space, but also for understanding our planet here at home.

I am working on legislation to assist states in this transition, those that rely on fossil fuels.

We are in the ground zero of the climate crisis, and must act to prevent the never-ending drought in the beautiful place we call home.

It is so humbling, and such an honor to be able to see you serving our Nation.

I am tremendously excited to see the increases for the Earth Sciences Program at NASA in this budget because I think they're extremely important.

The American people know that the science is clear, and that we must urgently address climate change.

We have to take action now to address the water needs of our communities and climate change.

NASA is also extremely important as an economic engine for all of our States.

I would just like to also echo many of the words that we heard today about diversifying our STEM workforce and our aerospace workforce.

I rise on this historic day in which we passed and sent to the President's desk the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act. It seems appropriate that we should also take a moment now to talk about climate justice as we are also talking…