I know we have disagreements on some of these policy issues, but we do appreciate the meetings we have had, the discussions we have had, the service that you are providing.

The Universal Service Fund is an important component in building and maintaining rural broadband service, and as policymakers our primary goal is to ensure that Federal resources are allocated responsibly.

So let's reject taxation and regulation that leads to economic stagnation and pursue practical policies of innovation, conservation, and preparation.

I led the effort to implement the 9-1-1 Commission findings that set up First Net and did the auction in 2012.

I hope to continue to work with the chairman to find a path forward on this issue.

If you have not gotten the flu vaccine yet this year, please go get it today.

I want to explore the reasons for CDC's hesitancy about supporting a preferential recommendation when there is reason to believe it could help save lives.

This is an important one, and we appreciate your leadership on it.

Every year, millions of Americans put themselves at an increased risk of getting the flu because they don't get the flu vaccine.

Seniors can get the regular flu shot or one of two flu shots that are specifically designed for people 65 years and older.

Today's hearing is a really important opportunity to hear from the FDA as well as interested stakeholders about what actions are currently being taken and whether more needs to be done to ensure the safety of cosmetics and personal care…

The heart-wrenching bottom line was communities on the island did not have the adaptive capacity or resources to withstand and rapidly recover from the direct hit of a major hurricane.

I think utilizing America's great energy reserves help our economy and can help reduce carbon emissions from more-polluting energy sources overseas.

Our focus should be on practical steps to increase the economic and adaptive capacities of these communities.

I have seen this great reduction in carbon emissions as a result of fuel switching, frankly, from coal to natural gas.

We worked a lot in this committee when I chaired it last Congress in a bipartisan way to get that into an even better partnership for our local friends to be able to take advantage of.

We can't address climate change if we don't address forest policy in America.

Today's hearing seeks to examine the challenges of climate change risks and how they may intensify existing economic and environmental risks in our Nation's vulnerable communities.

Let's identify other bipartisan programs that leverage local knowledge, innovation, and economic health.

I would like to give a quick thank you to Congressman Walden from my home State of Oregon.

Our goal here should be to ensure economically disadvantaged communities have the tools and resources to help address local environmental risks.

Projects like the Jordan Cove project make sense to rural Oregon because it is an opportunity for rural Oregon to determine its own future.

It has been a real problem. So these would create family wage jobs that would get cleaner natural gas.

Green New Deal-style policies will be disastrous for grid security, jobs, and our economy.

I think it is an important one as we examine the opportunities and challenges associated with modernizing our electric grid.