Eddie Bernice Johnson: “There is an increasing scientific consensus that human-driven climate change is playing an undeniable role in many of…”

Thank you, Chairman DeFazio, and Ranking Member Graves, for holding today's hearing on our nation's transportation workers.

We want people who are intellectually curious, I think, to get those people and get them into the field.

If America is to reach its methane reduction targets and live up to its climate promises such as the Global Methane Pledge, oil and gas sector methane mitigation must be informed by science.

For too long we have failed to prioritize, or even acknowledge, the vast contributions that the Black community and other minority groups have made towards scientific discovery and innovation.