Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentlewoman from Minnesota (Ms. McCollum), who is the distinguished chair of the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies. Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Speaker, I rise to support the fiscal year 2021 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations bill. Thank you to my partner in this, Ranking Member Joyce, for his collaboration and partnership throughout this process. I am grateful for the leadership of Chairwoman Lowey and Ranking Member Granger. Last year, House Democrats secured significant new investments in environmental protection and land conservation. This bill builds on those successes to advance priorities of American families, ensuring that we have clean air and clean water to protect our children's health. We protect our most special places and endangered species and take meaningful actions to address climate change. The subcommittee recommends a total of $36.8 billion in discretionary funding, an increase of $771 million over last year's enacted level. The bill also includes $2.4 billion in fire cap adjusted funds for suppression operations. The bill includes an additional $15 billion in emergency-designated infrastructure investments. These investments will increase access to quality healthcare and education and help clean up contaminated lands, polluted water, and unhealthy air.…”