Eddie Bernice Johnson actually said...

It is clear there is a lot of potential for the U.S. to become the global leader in ocean science and technology.

This Committee was instrumental in the passage of two bipartisan ocean acidification bills out of the House last month.

Thank you, Chairwoman Sherrill, for holding this important hearing on the future of ocean research in the United States.

Last year my legislation, that I authored along with Senator Gary Peters, the Great Lakes Environmental Sensitivity Index Act, became law.