Eddie Bernice Johnson: “I didn't really think about it that much because, you know, I'm -- I'm trying to make sure it doesn't -- I know it won't…”

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.

Last month, I introduced and withdrew an amendment, at the request of Chairman Lucas, that incapsulates my legitimate concerns on the disparate impacts AI technologies have on people that look like me.

I am hoping that we will provide some robust funding for Reconnecting Communities.

Written statement by Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson, Chairwoman, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives.