Don Beyer

In Virginia, we were very proud to be awarded the first wind energy research lease in these Atlantic Coast waters.

As far as the decision in the last, I think, week before the changeover in the Administration to deny those permits, we felt that that decision was contrary to the same Administration's programmatic EIS of the Atlantic that found that…

I mean all marine life is based on zooplankton, and we are about to undertake, really, a remarkable level of seismic exploration.

I would like consent to introduce the letter from the 28 North Atlantic right whale scientists, the Shell study, and a bipartisan letter led by Republican Congressman Rutherford and me, over 100 Members of Congress, on our opposition to…

The communities and businesses up and down the Atlantic Coast oppose offshore drilling and seismic airgun use.

There was a June 30, 2017 letter that was sent by my colleague, Congressman Beyer, along with over 100 Members of Congress.

Please remember the reason they were split in the first place, because you do not have the fox guarding the hen house.

The reason BOEM and BSEE exist was because of the Deepwater Horizon tragedy of 2010.

But in our new quest for 'energy dominance,' whatever that means, this is not going to be enough.

When it comes to giving the keys to our public lands to the oil and gas industry, President Trump has made the Bush administration look bush league.

Secretary Zinke pays lip service to the idea of supporting all forms of energy, to being in favor of 'All of the Above.'

The idea that these lands, which belong to all Americans, should be managed in a way that will ensure they are still here for our children and our grandchildren--that idea is gone.

Let's not squander that opportunity.

I want to work with you on that one.

But we see a 17 percent cut in the President's budget to listing, almost $4 million in recovery.

Mr. Secretary, you and I, and many others, have gone back and forth on the Endangered Species Act.

I think Vice President Cheney called this a war on our democracy.

Cybersecurity should be a chief concern for every government, business, and private citizen.

Senator Portman talked about this is the worst addiction crisis in the Nation's history.

I think Cassidy said he wants to make sure it passes the Jimmy Kimmel test, which the House bill clearly didn't pass.

There is the supply problem, as argued by Attorney General DeWine and Dr. Sacco.

I'm concerned about the complete elimination of that Office of Education when everything we hear is that we need a lot more scientists, mathematicians, and engineers.

Our Chairman said--I'm paraphrasing--that NASA couldn't be the piggybank for climate change research that could be realistically done by other agencies.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, very much.

I look forward to hearing the testimony of our witnesses, and I trust we'll have a constructive dialogue about the important role of the federal government in funding science.