Eddie Bernice Johnson actually said...

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

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

There are a number of ocean technology industries with footprints, headquarters, in my district, including the geodata company Fugro.

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