Eddie Bernice Johnson

It is unclear to me that this hearing would even have been necessary if the Majority had even reached out to EPA for information on this issue prior to calling this hearing.

I wish that we would routinely attempt to actually understand the issues we look into fully from all perspectives

I am a strong supporter of the Clean Air Act amendments that went into effect in 1970 during a Republican Presidential Administration.

We must ensure that NASA has the stability it needs to succeed.

It is a story about what we stand to lose as a Nation if we fail to maintain faith in our scientists.

I truly believe that a Nobel Prize will be coming.

I do appreciate your continued commitment to working cooperatively with Congress to plan the development of our Nation's future water resources.

It is gratifying to be hearing about a very exciting scientific breakthrough.

The notion that Federal regulations are not necessary because private industry would never harm the financial interests or health of the public is simply false.

In closing, I look forward to the day when this Congress and this committee will step back from its counterproductive opposition to efforts by EPA and DOE.

I hope we can agree that issues like the methane gas leak in California should be thoroughly investigated to identify measures to prevent them from occurring in the future.

I have made it well known that I consider NASA to be a critical national asset.

Establishing a commitment to action, not for some, but for all countries, is the first step toward a comprehensive global strategy to reduce carbon emissions.

The goal of this legislation is to ensure that the United States remains preeminent in this critical area of science and technology.

If we do not make the necessary investments, we will lose our leadership position in engineering biology.

I introduced the Engineering Biology Research and Development Act of 2015, with my Science Committee colleague, Mr. Sensenbrenner.

As I have noted before, nuclear power plays a vital role in providing our country with clean, reliable energy.

But there currently are technical, economic, and policy challenges that prevent nuclear energy from playing a larger role in enabling our clean energy future.

I am very pleased to cosponsor with you... I hope that our friends in the Senate will take away that 'Acting' very soon.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.

The private sector has a very major role to play in the climate talks.

These kinds of extreme precipitation events are predicted to become more common with a changing climate, and they serve as a reminder that we must not forget how high the stakes truly are and what the true cost of inaction will be.

Despite what some of my colleagues have been fond of saying, the long-recognized reality of good environmental regulation is that it helps, not hinders, the growth of economies.

Climate change is not the problem of any one country. It is a problem facing all nations.

I am pleased and proud to support the efforts of this Administration, and now the rest of the world, in taking meaningful steps to change--to address climate change.