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Suzanne Marie Bonamici is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Oregon's 1st congressional district since January 25, 2012. A member of the Democratic Party, she has focused on issues such as healthcare, women's rights, and education during her tenure in Congress. Bonamici has been an advocate for providing healthcare access to all individuals and has spoken out against perceived abuses of power at the federal level.
How do you perceive the Clean Power Plan improving the United States--the credibility, leverage, and influence of our country in negotiations to achieve an international agreement to reduce global greenhouse emissions at the climate change…
Opponents of the Administration's efforts to address climate change often say that even if the United States meets the goals of the Clean Power Plan, it would have a minimal effect on climate change...
Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. And thank you again to all the witnesses.
I look forward to reviewing the final policy, which I understand will be released in the coming weeks.
I am pleased that NOAA appears to be on the right path to improve engagement with its commercial partners.
NOAA reaffirms its commitment to adhere to the policy and practice of full, open, and free data exchange.
Our critical weather data must remain reliable and of the highest quality to protect the lives and livelihoods of millions around the world.
There are great opportunities to engage the commercial sector in ways to supplement NOAA's observational mission.
It would be inappropriate for this committee to follow up on the advice that was raised earlier this morning for the Committee to issue subpoenas for information that might be used by the Pebble Partnerships solely as a tool in its current…
I also sent a letter to the EPA Administrator McCarthy... urging the Administrator to use the authority given to the EPA under the Clean Water Act to protect the Bristol Bay salmon fisheries.
I have a copy of a reclamation petition dated November 3 filed by 15 Alaska-based organizations and individuals calling for Pebble to assess the damage that they've caused.
The people of Oregon and the northwest part of the United States are keenly aware of the potential repercussions of an open-pit copper mine and what those--what that would do to sports fishing, commercial fishing in Bristol Bay.
It's important to hear from them. There's some suggestion that they did this without a process and without considering input.
We absolutely need to hear from them. They should be in the room answering questions.
I represent a district that includes part of the beautiful Oregon coast, and a lot of my constituents are extremely concerned about the profound environmental risks associated with the operation of an open-pit copper mine in Bristol Bay.
Reducing carbon pollution from the transportation sector is critical in our fight against climate change.
The potential of biofuels, especially advanced biofuels, in addressing climate change is real and it is something that we should be encouraging.
Our nation's long-term economic and energy security is tied to our ability to diversify our energy portfolio.
I would like you to comment, please, on the issue that I mentioned about--like in my home State of Oregon...
I think we can all agree that our constituents, our children, our families expect and deserve to live in an environment where the air they breathe and the water they drink is healthy.
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