"I know that my constituents, and Americans across the country, want the federal government to do more than simply react to hurricane impacts."
"I look forward to hearing from our expert panel how the Science, Space, and Technology Committee can best support interdisciplinary research needed to help coastal communities like Houston build resil..."
"I am excited to hear how we can help coastal communities like Houston become more resilient to the increasingly frequent and intense storms we are already seeing."
"I'm glad we're able to hold this hearing in Houston today."
"We have an obligation to ensure that the residents of Houston and other communities across the country can have greater certainty that they will know just how strong a hurricane will be and feel certa..."
"I'm so grateful to have with us in attendance today some of our elected officials and leaders on this issue."
"The American people should feel confident that all our agencies, including and especially the EPA, are operating in their best interest--protecting them, not sidelining transparency as a means to an e..."
"Advisory committees have long played a vital role in the Federal Government to supplement the knowledge of Federal agencies by providing additional expertise."
"The EPA is responsible for protecting public and environmental health through the application of strong science to environmental and regulatory decisions throughout the Agency."
"However, a critical component to ensuring the best science is utilized by the Agency is through expert advisory committees and boards that provide external advice and recommendations on a variety of t..."
"I want to commend Chairwoman Johnson for asking the agencies within this Committee's jurisdiction how they plan on implementing this order so we can try to ensure that valuable scientific expertise is..."