Conor Lamb

It's also crucial that we, as leaders, support jobs and industries at the same time, and I think we can do that.

There is just absolutely no excuse for any veteran, man or woman, feeling that when they leave the service the VA services are not for them.

I think it is a little hard for veterans in particular to understand how we are going to spend $5 billion over 10 years on a legacy system that we are trying to replace when the cost of the new system is $10 billion.

We don't have enough people trained and working in cybersecurity today as we need.

And I think I speak for every Member of this Committee when I say that we will not.

It wouldn't be the first time that electricity was powered by a lot of hot air from Texas.

I hope we're able to work together in a bipartisan way to develop and advance these bills to ensure our grid remains reliable, resilient, and secure.

The main thing that we all want to know is that when we turn on the tap in our houses, or you drink water from the fountain at the airport, whatever it is, that there's a pretty good chance you're not being poisoned, or being exposed to…

That's why we must strengthen our investment in the Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy, which supports research to address the environmental impacts of fossil fuels.

We've seen incredible research and technology successes through collaborative, public-private partnerships, and it's clear this is the model that ensures federal research investments give us the most bang for our buck.

I believe Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage technologies represent that type of dual opportunity.

I myself believe in a jobs-first environmental policy.

The problem is really access. It is not that we don't know how to treat these people.

These industries, like many, have greatly benefited from federally funded R&D.

Solar and wind energy reduce air pollution, support thousands of American jobs, and can reduce energy costs to our constituents across the country.

I believe that our money is better spent here and that we have the talent and technology and pipeline to do this.

Despite the advances to solar and wind energy technologies, continued innovation in these technologies is needed to advance their growth at a significant scale.

The role of labor unions, which has been an enormous force for progress on behalf of people of color for a very long time.

I believe that all surviving spouses should be eligible to receive these pensions.

We say all the time that veterans deserve the best when it comes to health care and medical treatment.

It is essential that we make all necessary tools available to veterans as they face their individual mental health challenges.

Therefore, with my colleague and friend Congressman Clay Higgins, I introduced the bipartisan VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act to promote understanding of the safety and effectiveness of medical cannabis use by veterans diagnosed with…

People's livelihoods are at stake, and I think we need to approach it that way.

We lost 5 million manufacturing jobs between 2000 and 2014.

Manufacturing is crucial not only to the country but to those of us in Pennsylvania.