Today we will focus on the steps we must take to make that aspiration a reality, specifically reauthorizing Federal child nutrition programs...

I hope we can all work together and make some good changes to programs like the Summer Food Service Program, Farm to School, and other existing programs to address the gaps in service that exist before we just layer on new programs.

Sadly, child hunger remains a national crisis, particularly in the aftermath of COVID19.

Providing nutrition support after school and during the summer is also critical as students recover from a year of lost classroom time.

The American Families Plan would provide for more than 9 million additional children access to free meals...

I was recently having a conversation with an adult here in Oregon who said her sister still remembers in elementary school running around the house trying to find pennies because she was supposed to bring money to school and the stress…

I am hopeful that as we keep these priorities in mind--providing healthy meals that students will eat, allowing wholesome foods like cheese to remain on students' plates, and reforming existing programs to address gaps in coverage--that we…

I'm very grateful for your leadership and the steadfast commitment from the Biden administration to make workers a priority.

The ocean drives our economy, feeds, employs, and transports us, and the power of its waves generates clean energy.

Congress can really help by fostering those connections, and emphasizing partnerships, and actually funding partnerships that work effectively.

I'm going to reintroduce my bipartisan Blue Globe Act with my fellow co-Chair of the House Oceans Caucus, Congressman Young.

So coastal communities, including those I represent in Northwest Oregon, are acutely aware of this gap.

I look forward to working with my colleagues on this Committee, with the leadership at NOAA, and the scientific community to protect and preserve the ocean.

We know, as you've established in the testimony, that every person on this planet benefits from a healthy ocean.

We know addressing the climate crisis and also strengthening investments in our electric grid will create millions of good paying, high quality jobs.

This is a commonsense bill to address the urgent need for research on ocean and coastal acidification in estuaries. I appreciate the partnership and leadership from Chairwoman Johnson, Ranking Member Lucas, and Congressman Posey to protect…

I once again thank Ranking Member Lucas for his work on this legislation. I thank Chairwoman Johnson for supporting it, and I urge its adoption. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on…

I reserve the balance of my time. House of Representatives, Committee on Natural Resources, Washington, DC, April 19, 2021. Hon. Eddie Bernice Johnson, Chairwoman, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, House of Representatives…

I, once again, urge adoption of the bipartisan STEM Opportunities Act, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentlewoman from Oregon (Ms. Bonamici) that the House…

As a member of the Science, Space, and Technology Committee and the Committee on Education and Labor, I want to thank Mr. Lucas for mentioning not only broadband but also place- based learning. I represent several rural school districts…

I urge all of my colleagues to support the bipartisan Supporting Early-Career Researchers Act. I thank Mr. Lucas and Chair Johnson, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by…

A few years ago, I held an innovation roundtable in northwest Oregon, and I remember clearly one very successful tech entrepreneur answered the question: What is the best thing we can do for innovation? He said: We need to diversify the…

In closing, I urge all of my colleagues to support the bipartisan MSI STEM Achievement Act, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentlewoman from Oregon (Ms…

In closing, I, once again, urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support this important and bipartisan legislation, the Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER…

I thank the chairman for yielding. I rise in strong support of the bipartisan Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. As a mom and policymaker, I know how important it is to protect the health, well-being, and economic security of pregnant workers…