Eddie Bernice Johnson

Even though dyslexia is a lifelong condition, with proper diagnosis and instruction, individuals with dyslexia can succeed in school and go on to have successful careers.

I have known a number of people who have dyslexia. None of them I have found to be dumb.

We as a Nation must act today to address climate change if we are to preserve our quality of life for our children and grandchildren.

Changing weather patterns along with the increase frequency or duration of extreme weather conditions could impact the availability or increase the cost of key raw materials that the company uses to produce its products.

We as a nation must act today to address climate change if we are to preserve our quality of life for our children and grandchildren.

We are living in a wonderful time of scientific exploration, and I look forward to hearing more about NASA's planetary science program this morning.

Hearings such as today's provide a clear reminder of the amazing advances that are possible when this nation makes a sustained commitment to investing in research and development.

It is not an overstatement to say that the planetary science missions that will be discussed today would have been considered the stuff of science fiction not too many years ago.

Thank you Mr. Chairman. As the Ranking Member of the Science, Space, and Technology Committee, I am pleased to see this collaborative effort by these two committees as we hear from the Under Secretary for Science and Technology at DHS and…

Cutting carbon emissions from the power sector is critical to any solution that is--and that is why I support the Clean Power Plan.

Frankly, we owe our children and grandchildren better than kicking the problem down the road for them to deal with.

Every year that goes by without a comprehensive public and private sector response to climate change is a year that locks in future climate events that will have a far more devastating effect on our local, regional, and national economies.

I applaud President Obama and the EPA for proposing the Clean Power Plan.

I firmly believe that we can have a vibrant economy and a safe and healthy environment.

The scientific evidence confirms that we need to act now to lessen these impacts.

This proposal like the rest of President Obama's Climate Action Plan, is the bold step forward our nation needs to address the impacts of climate change.

This proposal, like the rest of President Obama's Climate Action Plan, is the bold step forward our nation needs to address the impacts of climate change.

I think it is important here when we are talking about preserving and protecting the environment, creating jobs for the 21st century, leaving a planet that our children and their grandchildren can enjoy and get the benefit of, then we…

Climate change is no longer just a theory; it is our reality.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, for holding this important hearing on the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, or NEHRP.

As I have listened to the dialogue, it appears to me that staffing resources and funding necessary to both maintain safety and make these ambitious improvements could be a problem.

The IRIS process will become much more effective and efficient in achieving its basic goal of developing human-health assessments.

The goal of the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) at EPA is to provide information to the American people about the risks associated with exposure to certain chemicals.

The value of IRIS is too often obscured by the criticisms of those who stand to gain by interfering with EPA's mission to protect human health and the environment.

EPA must not permit a privileged few to monopolize a process meant to foster open discussion.