Suzanne Bonamici

Geoengineering is an option our country should explore.

It's critical that we support scientific research about climate.

It's important that we consider it from political, ethical, legal, and environmental perspectives.

STEAM does not divert funding. It enhances STEM education by making sure that there's creativity and innovation in the educational process.

I urge all of my colleagues to support this important amendment that is a good investment to save in the long term and take care of our seniors. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.

May I please inquire as to the remaining time. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Oregon has 1 minute remaining.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 767, line 24, insert ``(increased by $51,000,000'') after the dollar amount. Page 770, line 18, insert…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of the en bloc amendment, which includes my amendments to increase funding for the ocean acidification program and increase coastal monitoring and assessment of…

I've been on this Committee my entire time in Congress, and we've had many conversations about public health, and I share your concerns about losing focus on that important part of the EPA's mission.

I'm concerned about this Committee's lack of diligent oversight of the agencies in its jurisdiction since President Trump took office in January.

The mission of the EPA is to protect human health and the environment.

Mr. Chairman, will you commit to holding a Full Committee hearing on a legislative day this year with EPA Administrator Pruitt?

Producing assessments of chemicals that may cause harm to our constituents and our communities is critical to that mission.

I am disappointed that today, this Committee is once again headed in the wrong direction.

I strongly support this amendment and encourage all of you to do the same. As the sponsor of the amendment explained, this does not take additional money, cuts down on bureaucracy, and puts the dollars into important work, like marine and…

May I inquire as to the remaining time, please. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I claim the time in opposition, although I am not opposed to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentlewoman from Oregon is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

Federal policies such as the RFS have grown our economy by providing market certainty for biofuels.

The renewable fuel standard was passed in 2005 to diversify our energy portfolio and reduce our reliance on the unstable international fossil fuel market.

Our country's dependence on crude oil to fulfill our transportation needs is problematic in at least a few ways.

The President said he wants to usher in an era of American energy dominance yet he's simultaneously proposing to cut and, frankly, devastate our energy research enterprise

The research and development funding levels, as I mentioned for the Department of Energy, are woefully inadequate

I was disappointed earlier in the year when the majority instead of talking about which regulations were problematic and which they could support, instead got rid of all of them through the Congressional Review Act.

I worked on education issues in my home State of Oregon at the local level and then in the State legislature and it quickly became clear that the real work needed to be done at the Federal level.

I was recently out at the Hillsboro, Oregon Head Start and one of the things that I really appreciate about Head Start is the family engagement piece, too.