Eddie Bernice Johnson

Thank you, Chairwoman Napolitano for holding today's hearing to continue our engagement in an in-depth exploration of the potential policies and practices that would allow our nation to increase the resiliency and sustainability of our…

Every community across our country deserves a level playing field when it comes to utilizing the highest quality climate information.

Beyond a doubt, all Americans need to have access to clean water, and making substantive improvements to our nation's wastewater systems would benefit not only our nation's need for clean water but also provide tremendous environmental…

the Federal government has a key role in investing in climate science, observations, and models that lead to robust climate data and information.

I agree that China's rise in science and technology creates real challenges for us.

I think about listening to those in our communities who might have something to say about the nature of our challenges and our research agenda, but who aren't traditionally connected to our local research institutions.

We will lead by being our own best selves, not by emulating China.

I joined my colleagues on the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis. We released a bold, comprehensive, science-based climate action plan to reach net zero emissions no later than midcentury.

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

I hosted a meeting over a year ago with our North Central Texas COG and all of the stakeholders with FEMA...

While affordable energy should be a key priority of our grid system, Texans saw firsthand the catastrophe that occurs when a grid is unable to function and provide life-saving power when people need it the most.

What we saw in Texas during the winter storm was a catastrophic failure of our electric grid, a catastrophic failure that didn't have to happen.

But in recent Wall Street Journal analysis has found that for two decades Texas customers have paid more for electricity than residents of States served by traditional utilities, $28 billion more since 2004.

It is unacceptable that millions of Texans were left without power for days on end during one of the worst winter storms in our State's history.

I understand he intends to reintroduce this bill this Congress, and I look forward to working with him and my other colleagues on both sides of the aisle for this important effort.

If we can get a clear-eyed understanding of how these failures occurred, we can help prevent them from happening in the future.

There were ample warnings from both FERC and NERC about how the Texas grid was vulnerable to winter resilience issues that had been documented in detail after the 2011 winter storms.

We cannot allow this industry to be dominated by foreign companies. We must bring these jobs home.

The work of the Full Committee on climate change and our ability to impact change is critical to the health and wellbeing of people in our country.

There is no doubt that expanding the electric vehicle industry will provide more well paid jobs here in the U.S.

I would like to see American companies building and maintaining the clean energy sector in the United States.

one of the proudest bipartisan achievements particularly the last several years is that we've seen proposals to really cut the Federal scientific budget, and Republicans and Democrats have stood together to say no, that this is--these…

It is vital for the future of American science that the nation's scientific institutions encourage greater participation among historically underrepresented groups, because our strength lies in our diversity and broader perspectives lead…

Addressing the climate crisis is a unique opportunity to help America back to work.

Our communities are already dealing with the very clear and present danger of climate change impacts.