Eddie Bernice Johnson

My own city of Dallas, which is inland, is the fastest-growing metropolitan area in the United States, which puts a strain on our already limited water resources in the State.

I'm delighted that we're holding this hearing--it's very timely--to bring attention to the interplay between water, one of our most valuable natural resources, and our energy systems.

I simply ask for your sincere investigation and support for these areas.

We must be investing more, and must be investing more in EPA, not less.

These protections must be sustained with robust funding for the Agency

Strong investments across DOE's energy RDD&CA activities should be a top priority

This year's request will continue the trend of devaluing the important role that federal investments make in R&D

Further cutbacks would put our nation's global competitiveness in jeopardy

We reject further cuts to civilian R&D and science and technology programs

We again expect to see more proposed cuts in crucial funding areas like R&D, innovation, education, and technology

I certainly hope that in its next budget request, this Administration will reconsider its previous and fortunately doomed proposals to eliminate ARPA-E altogether.

I was proud to introduce the ARPA-E Reauthorization Act in 2017 in the last Congress, which had 39 cosponsors including 11 Republicans.

When we discovered the actual motive, quite frankly, it pissed everybody off, you know, because we have to invest valuable resources.

First, Smollett attempted to gain attention by sending a false letter that relied on racial, homophobic and political language.

I'm left hanging my head and asking why. Why would anyone, especially an African-American man use the symbolism of a noose to make false accusations?

I'm looking forward to working with this Committee to advance solutions to our climate crisis and to jumpstart, as I've said, a clean-energy economy.

I believe that hearings such as the one today shows that we are serious about protecting health and spurring innovation to address the challenges that we face to transition to a clean-energy economy.

As elected leaders, we have the capacity and the responsibility to have fact-based discussions about the issues of climate and environmental protection.

Climate change is not just an environmental challenge, it's an economic challenge, an infrastructure challenge, a public health challenge, and a national security challenge.

I think it's fair to say that there's the 'if not but for' role the government can play.

We need to be dealing more with the adaptation efforts for climate change, as well as mitigation across the board.

The evidence of continued unmitigated emissions of greenhouse gases is clear.

It is clear that we're responsible for our planet warming at an alarming rate, and we already are feeling the impacts of this warming today.

I'm looking forward to a productive and collegial meeting today, one in which rigorous scientific discourse can help enable the creation of a sound public policy.

Though this Administration has regrettably chosen to ignore the findings of its own scientists in regards to climate change, we as lawmakers have a responsibility to protect the public's interest.