Eddie Bernice Johnson

Thus, FTA causes project sponsors to raise additional funds that are not required by statute.

That assertion does not seem to be accurate.

Today, I am eager to hear from the Acting FTA Administrator on the progress of publishing its revised policy guidance.

Thank you, Madam Chairwoman.

Transparency and the application of credible science is a cornerstone of environmental and public health protections.

I hope that the White House will reconsider this harmful order, which serves only to decrease the transparency of the advice solicited by agencies across the government.

The most recent blow to advisory committees was an executive order issued by the President in June.

It has been troubling to observe these important committees being dismantled and manipulated over the past 2-1/2 years.

Science advisory committees are crucial to ensuring the best science informs all aspects of decisionmaking at the Environmental Protection Agency.

It is fitting that we hold this hearing. Our Committee was established in direct response to the challenge of Sputnik.

I want to thank each of our distinguished witnesses for their participation, and I look forward to your testimony.

The hearing will come to order. And without objection, the Chair is authorized to declare recess at any time.

We know that, you know, space is important to our economy, our economic well-being.

Good morning. I would like to welcome our witnesses to the Science, Space, and Technology Committee's hearing entitled 'Earth's Thermometers: Glacial and Ice Sheet Melt in a Changing Climate.'

This hearing will come to order. And without objection, the Chair is authorized to declare recess at any time.

It seems as though we're bombarded on an almost daily basis with news articles and reports saying that the world's ice is melting faster than ever.

This Committee plays an important role in authorizing both climate science and the research needed to better understand glaciers and ice sheets.

This hearing will come to order.

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

We need to be listening to Earth's glaciers and ice sheets and what they're telling us about the changing climate.

Questions from Hon. Eddie Bernice Johnson to Hon. R.D. James...

On Monday, I held a bi-partisan roundtable discussion in my district to tackle the critical issues of flooding, flood prevention, and flood control.

I am pleased that the Chairwoman is holding this hearing today, as it allows us to review the Corps' implementation of the most recent Water Resources Development Acts (WRDA), enacted in 2014, 2016, and 2018.

And during the roundtable, it was explained how $100 billion in flood damage was prevented by spending $2 to $3 billion annually on a flood control system.

I support an extension of space station operations beyond 2024.