May I inquire into the amount of time remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Oregon has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I have amendment No. 4 at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 14, line 1, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $21,559,000) (increased by…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

As we have heard this evening, it makes no sense that industrial hemp is legal to have and legal to use in manufacturing but can't be grown by our own farmers. Right now the companies that are manufacturing with hemp have to import it from…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. I rise today in support of the substitute amendment to H.R. 1806 and focus on one issue. The underlying bill would set a harmful new precedent by authorizing funding at the directorate level…

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

I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Peters), a member of the Science, Space, and Technology Committee.

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 162, lines 3 through 5, strike subsection (d). The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 271, the…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Oregon will be postponed. Amendment No. 11 Offered by Mr. Beyer The Acting CHAIR. It is…

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, and thank you to the witnesses for being here today.

I know the Chairman shares my interest in doing all we can to protect the American people from severe weather events.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you witnesses for being here today. I want to start by congratulating the Chairman for passage of H.R. 1561, the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2015 on the House floor yesterday.

It's important for us to first understand the history of the partnership between NOAA and the private sector.

The legislation we've been working on together will go a long way in improving the nation's weather forecasting capabilities.

Let me say, again, that this is a good bill that will improve weather forecasting innovation and services. The results of the changes contained in this legislation? The public will be safer because of more timely and more accurate…

Recently I visited the Newberg-Dundee bypass, a highway construction project in my district that will divert traffic around two small communities that are thriving but choked with congestion. Once completed, local residents and visitors…

I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania for his cosponsorship of this amendment. Mr. Chairman, again, this is a modest increase in the Water Power Program, which supports hydropower technology as well as new and innovative solutions, like…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 21, line 5, after the dollar amount insert ``(increased by $9,000,000)''. Page 27, line 13, after the dollar amount insert…

Just released today is the American Lung Association's 2015 State of the Air Report showing that more than four in ten people live in areas with an unhealthy level of ozone.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, and thank you to all of our witnesses for being here today to discuss the EPA's proposal to lower the current ozone standard to somewhere in the range of 65 to 70 parts per billion.

We should listen to our scientists and our public health professionals and set a standard that is based on the best available science.

I wanted to add to the record, first, a letter from the National Farmers Union, the second-largest general farm organization in the United States, in support of the EPA's proposed revisions.

Now, more than ever, the American people need a strong EPA to protect their right to clean air and water.

I wanted to take just a minute to recognize Camille, who is here with Girls Inc. as my daughter for the day.

I know in parts of Oregon we're very concerned about drought, California, and we look across a lot of the country that's facing drought.