Eddie Bernice Johnson

If we do not lead, we will be poorly positioned to help set global norms and standards.

We have been lamenting our domestic STEM pipeline challenge for decades, yet we have not made much progress.

We have risen to the challenge a few times since then, for example in the doubling of the NIH budget.

United States leadership in science and technology has long given U.S. companies a competitive advantage.

Thank you, Madam Chair.

I recently on Monday night learned about the CORE Act. That's something Congress has already supported.

Let's make sure that the local water managers across the U.S. have the resources they need to know how much water they have.

I look forward to continuing our efforts to act on climate change here in this Committee and in Congress as a whole.

Though this Administration has so far abdicated its role as a leader in addressing the climate crisis, many of us in Congress are committed to addressing all aspects of this global threat.

Despite these accomplishments, there remains more work to do to ensure that the United States can better understand, mitigate, and adapt to climate change.

I am proud to say that this Committee has held numerous hearings examining the climate crisis and moved a number of important climate-related bills through the Committee so far.

As was the case at our first hearing this Committee held in the 116th Congress, we are focusing on the climate crisis.

I thank the Chairman and Ranking Member for having this hearing today, as it allows us to examine issues related to the design, development, and certification of the 737 MAX.

What do these groundings tell us about Boeing's ability to deliver quality, airworthy airplanes?

The only thing we are trying to get at is how we avoid this again.

If you think about building big infrastructure projects with no insight as to how it is going to be used, or what benefit it might bring, or why it might bring that benefit, you can really make huge mistakes, and invest a lot of money in…

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Texas is also one of the states most vulnerable to tornadoes.

One estimate puts the economic cost of tornadoes that struck North Texas that night at $2 billion.

When an EF-3 tornado hit my home city of Dallas in October, hundreds of people lost their homes and businesses.

As Chair Fletcher already discussed, the State of Texas has experienced devastating loss of life and property from hurricanes and associated flooding.

Reauthorizing the NWIRP program and providing the agencies with much needed resources will be a priority for this Committee in the new year.

I hate to say it, but in this case Florida proves that where there's a will, there's a way.

Thank you very much. Let me thank you, Chairwomen Stevens and Fletcher, for holding this hearing.

$1 invested in resilience is $10 saved.