Your insights about the challenges and opportunities before us in this moment and then in this infrastructure legislation have been really, really useful.

This grant program makes it easier for States to make these investments, which in turn lowers the utility bills for the community operating the building.

the importance that carbon capture utilization and storage will play in meeting a midcentury net-zero goal.

It is incredibly important for those of us in Texas, and for the entire country, to understand what happened, and to craft legislation on this Committee to invest in and encourage research and development in grid technology.

I was detained outside the Chamber, waiting on a member before me at the metal detector. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 76.

That storm and the resulting loss of power and water devastated our State. Texans froze to death in their own beds just a few weeks ago.

The scientists tell us that these extreme weather events will increase, and we must do everything possible to understand, prepare for, and respond to these extreme weather events.

Well, thank you so much for that. And thanks to all of you for your insights today.

I am concerned, and I think this touches on Ms. Schakowsky's question that this could further shrink the size of the EPA's workforce, undermine recruitment efforts, and undermine its mission.

In my hometown of Houston and in the State of Texas, we are all too familiar with the challenges of extreme weather events brought on by climate change.

Telemedicine has really kept the lights on for mental health programs.

COVID has increased suicide rates, has created isolation from peers and access to adults like teachers and coaches.