Joe Morelle

That is a historic investment in fusion in this budget, a billion dollars for fusion energy, which is very exciting in the furtherance of our mutual goal.

When I first came to Congress, 2018, this was a critical priority for me and I appreciate the ranking member's continued support of this as well, because the Great Lakes are critical.

As I mentioned, my community has dealt with historic flooding in recent years and communities along the shoreline are becoming increasingly vulnerable due to a series of factors, so ensuring there is a plan to both prevent and respond to…

We do plan to apply to receive funding through the new regional clean hydrogen hub program created in the infrastructure law.

This was a critical priority for me and I appreciate the ranking member's continued support of this as well, because the Great Lakes are critical.

Ensuring there is a plan to both prevent and respond to flooding is of vital interest to the residents along the lakeshore.

Ensuring those harbors are dredged and maintained for both public and commercial use is of critical importance.

Adjusting our thinking and creating a strategy that gives us the ability to withstand, recover, and adapt to these weather-related events is paramount in my mind.

The climate crisis continues. We have dramatically negative impacts on our planet and environment.

Ensuring the Great Lakes are prioritized and protected is utmost importance.

It will definitely happen this year.

I would love to offer my help to you and the Department as we move along to try to secure the necessary resources to do this.

I feel a little bit like a dog with a bone--on ICF facilities.

That is a historic investment in fusion in this budget, a billion dollars for fusion energy.

I want to continue to work for increased funding for the NNSA ICF program.

I continue to support and to champion ICF Program funding and thank the Department for its support.

I am really grateful for it.

Last month, the Department of Energy's Loan Programs Office Director, Jigar Shah, joined me in Rochester to announce a $375 million loan from DOE to help finance the expansion of a cutting-edge lithium ion battery resource recovery…

I think poll watchers are an integral part of this process.

Election observers and observer access are a longstanding and necessary part of the electoral process.

Tragically, this country has a long history of voter intimidation.

As state and local election officials work to improve access, transparency, and security, they need funding to do so.

Voters must be free to cast a ballot without intimidation, and election workers must be free to process and count those ballots without fear of harassment, threats, or harm.

I think we were voting remotely even then.

I do want to--I'll admit I'm perplexed. I don't think I even understand the last set of questions.