Nita Lowey

investments in scientific and environment advancements that keep our coastal zones and marine wildlife safe also have an important economic impact.

If the Sea Grant Program is eliminated, as President Trump proposes, these states will lose this very valuable program.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Why in the world would we impede research to help us understand and prepare for the havoc our changing environment could wreak on our communities in both lives and treasure?

your proposed eliminations of the NOAA National Sea Grant Program and the NOAA Coastal Zone Management Grant Program may not be a surprise, but combined with significant decreases to NOAA climate research and NIST, these cuts are dangerous.

the budget's elimination of the Economic Development Administration, which helps struggling communities, does not make any sense.

I look forward to working with the Chairman and all my colleagues in producing a really good bill, as we did in 2017.

I think that analysis is misguided. Because if you look at the creation of jobs, the Sea Grant Program is absolutely key.

We need an accurate and full picture of the population to understand how to best serve the American people across every Federal department and agency.

I appreciate your response to Ms. McCollum that you have agreed to really evaluate all these programs and not just discount them.

Climate change has manifested as catastrophic events that threaten our national security and the livelihoods of American families.

The Fiscal Year 2018 budget request for EPA is a disaster.

This funding is so vital for the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area, which happens to include my district, and it is truly an investment in the economy.

Your priorities, in my judgment, are just wrong.

How do you justify eliminating funding for this program? Are you not alarmed by the link between exposure to chemicals in the environment and consumer products, and changes to hormones, health, and development of people and animals?

your budget proposal abandons your Department's critical mission.

I will not support an interior environment appropriations committee that funds the EPA below the 2017 current level.

I look forward to working with you. And as harsh as my statement may seem, I am optimistic that we can get together.

Without this Federal assistance, I would like to know how many congressionally-designated National Heritage Areas will be self-sustaining.

By ignoring the threat of climate change, this Administration is breaking its promise to protect American lands for generations to come.

Let us be clear. Members of Congress from both sides of the aisle, scientists, business leaders, and the vast majority of Americans agree manmade climate change is real.

The budget proposes to eliminate the Endocrine Disruptors Program.

I want to tell you as a mother and grandmother of eight, I really worry about issues like this. And it would be so irresponsible if we do not continue to move forward.

I hope we can work together and make some changes in these recommendations.

Overall, the fiscal year 2018 budget proposes a cut of 919 million dollars to FEMA grant programs.