"No child in this country should go hungry regardless of whether or not we're facing a devastating pandemic."
"We must enact the American Jobs Plan, the American Families Plan and a comprehensive reauthorization of child nutrition programs."
"I'm very grateful for your leadership and the steadfast commitment from the Biden administration to make workers a priority."
"We know, as you've established in the testimony, that every person on this planet benefits from a healthy ocean."
"The ocean drives our economy, feeds, employs, and transports us, and the power of its waves generates clean energy."
"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."
"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."
"Congress can really help by fostering those connections, and emphasizing partnerships, and actually funding partnerships that work effectively."
"We know addressing the climate crisis and also strengthening investments in our electric grid will create millions of good paying, high quality jobs."
"I have had many conversations with local workforce boards, community colleges, labor unions, community-based organizations from across northwest Oregon."
"Our workforce system has been chronically underfunded."