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

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

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.

I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Maine (Ms. Pingree), a strong supporter of hydropower.

I thank the ranking member for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong opposition to H.J. Res. 111, a resolution that will undermine the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and allow financial institutions to continue taking…

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

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

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

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

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

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 so troubled to see that this administration is proposing cutting hundreds of millions of dollars for early childhood programs including Childcare Develop Block Grants, Head Start, Preschool Development Grants.

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.

I also want to note that the current Healthcare legislation proposes to slash Medicaid and that jeopardizes services for children, including children with disabilities both in early childhood and in school settings.

Congress really needs to think holistically and long-term about supporting the sciences.

This week we expect that our colleagues in the Senate will vote on the latest version of TrumpCare. Recently, I voted against a very similar bill because it will be a disaster for Oregonians and Americans. Under the Senate bill, millions…

We need to have U.S. leadership here and maintain that leadership, and I'm, again, very, very concerned.

I want to start by aligning myself with Dr. Foster's comments about education and the message that these budgets cuts send.

A number of State programs leverage Federal Work-Study funds to help TANF recipients who are enrolled in community college programs meet work requirements and get real-world experience in jobs that reinforce what they are studying…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 2, after line 21, insert the following: ``(D) Describe how the State will coordinate subsidized employment…

The amendment I am offering with my colleague, Representative Susan Davis, strengthens coordination between subsidized employment through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, TANF, program, other Federal workforce development…