It has been more than 3 weeks since Congress left for a December recess, leaving far too many Americans, including thousands of Oregonians, without access to emergency unemployment benefits. That is a long time for our constituents who are…

In this holiday season of compassion and giving, we must not forget those who are still suffering from the effects of the worst recession to hit our country since the Great Depression. Although the recent news about job creation is cause…

Anthropogenic climate change is real; there is a strong consensus that we are already seeing climactic consequences from warming.

In summary: anthropogenic climate change is real.

The lesson of this hearing cannot be that a potential link between climate change and severe weather is too difficult to determine or understand, and therefore we should stop trying.

We must ensure that our policies are based on sound science.

I do not want the absence of Members on my side of the aisle to be perceived as a lack of interest in this important topic.

We need to face up to the risks of global warming and do more to reduce carbon emissions.

Ruling out research into a potential link between climate change and severe weather events would be burying our heads in the sand.

Pell faces a double hit. First, it is more important because states are pulling back from institutions and therefore tuition is going up.

I truly appreciate the importance of what we are discussing today, and believe that every student should have that access regardless of his or her socioeconomic status.

To clarify, there was opposition to the legislation in the Science Committee; however, there is no recorded vote. I continue to reserve the balance of my time.

In 2010, the Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act required the EPA to perform a study on the relationship between hydraulic fracturing and groundwater contamination. The final report is currently…

I thank the chairman, Mr. Smith from Texas, for his offer to reclaim. I ask unanimous consent to reclaim the balance of my time. The CHAIR. Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman from Oregon? There was no objection.

But maintaining such enthusiasm requires a well-oiled partnership between the Federal Government, states, private industry and academia.

I hope to hear today about what factors have contributed to such growth and how other commercial space ventures might learn from their successes.

Our partnerships among government, industry, states and academia need to match their goals, dedication and high achievement with challenging and engaging work.

Let us keep their inspiration alive by finding greater opportunities for partnership.

I want to align myself with Mr. Hinojosa's concerns about balancing--changing to a competitive method of funding and how we prioritize equity.

The skills gap is a very important issue in all of our districts.

I applaud the goals of the law. And I really urge us to think long term about this.

Representative Aaron Schock and I have started a bipartisan STEM to STEAM Caucus where we promote the integration of arts and design into STEM learning.

In the district I represent in Oregon, innovation is key to the economy, much of which depends on STEM and high-tech fields.

I urge my colleagues to consider the potential that integrating the arts and design broadly defined into STEM education and the role that that can play in developing innovative minds.

I join those who are very pleased by the proposal from the Administration and the United States Environmental Protection Agency to take the first steps to set carbon emission limits for all future natural gas and coal power plants.