Eddie Bernice Johnson

Let me thank our Subcommittee Chair, Mrs. Fletcher, for taking on the leadership of having this hearing.

NOAA is continuing to improve predictions of hurricane intensity, high and sustained wind speeds over the course of a storm's life, storm size, structure, rainfall, and flooding, and storm surge.

That means that throughout our respective districts there are people who are still struggling to be resilient and to overcome the devastation of Hurricane Harvey.

We just are celebrating the 50th anniversary of Apollo.

We are in great need of the outcome.

We know that we are dealing with a hotter, wetter atmosphere due to increased greenhouse gas emissions and increasing rainfall during typical cyclones.

I was delighted to support her and say welcome to the other distinguished Members of the Committee and our visiting Members as well.

I was--it was brought to my attention of a 75-year-old who is still living in a trailer on her property, pursuant to Hurricane Harvey.

And I can imagine that we are certainly looking to the question of resilience, resilience I believe being one of the most important responses to the devastation of flooding and hurricanes.

I am excited to hear how we can help coastal communities like Houston become more resilient to the increasingly frequent and intense storms we are already seeing.

We have an obligation to ensure that the residents of Houston, along with other communities across the country, can have greater certainty that they will know how strong a hurricane will be.

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

Safety is key. No family should have to endure the experience that our witness in the first panel has faced.

First of all, I want to thank you for spearheading that act. It is one of the single most important things that flight attendants find that we need right now...

I am disappointed, however, that the request also includes a 30% cut for research on resilient distribution systems within the Office of Electricity.

I am always excited to talk about how Texas leads the U.S. in installed wind energy capacity, with over 24 gigawatts of wind energy.

I believe EPA's response to our invitation was not adequate, and I hope to hear from her soon.

We really need to do better.

I really commend Congressman Tonko for his hard work in preparing the bill.

Sometimes Congress throws up roadblocks for federal scientists, too, and we need to do better.

Science does not have a political agenda.

We wanted to hear from Dr. Grifo because she hears directly from EPA employees who have concerns, questions and disputes.

I am proud to be an original cosponsor of the Scientific Integrity Act, and I commend Congressman Tonko for his hard work in preparing the bill.

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

Only two CIG Funding Agreements were executed and not withdrawn in 2017 and 2019.