"Well, I would submit, Mr. Assistant Secretary, that if it is--just because it is difficult doesn't mean that you shouldn't do it."
"I am a cosponsor of my Oregon colleague Representative Blumenauer's bill to declare a national climate emergency."
"we absolutely need the workforce because when we are doing all this work, we have to have the people with the skills out there to actually put it into place."
"We need to send a message that we must take action."
"It is going to cost up to $3.9 trillion, close to $4 trillion to repair and replace it."
"We really need to take this seriously."
"This suggests that the department knowingly violated the purpose statue which requires that agencies apply appropriations only to the purposes for which they were made."
"According to the U.S. Department of Energy, there's enough kinetic energy in waves and tides along the U.S. coastlines to meet a significant part of our Nation's power."
"the ocean covers more than 70 percent of the surface of our planet, and we know that the waves, and currents, and tides can be used as a plentiful renewable resource."
"The EPA's proposed rule titled 'Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science' isn't about transparency. It's an attack on sound science."
"the proposed rule undermines scientific integrity, jeopardizes bedrock public health and environmental standards."