Jennifer Wexton

Much has been said, both today and over the past 2-1/2 years by observers of EPA's actions, about the danger of politicizing these boards, and filling them with unqualified appointees, climate deniers, and a high number of individuals who…

I worry about what kind of a planet we're leaving for them and their kids.

They are already having to deal with the effects of sea-level rise and the effects it has on our national security.

We could be looking at 11-feet of sea-level rise.

It is absolutely clear to me and it should be clear to everyone that we are at a tipping point of our Earth changing dramatically and irreversibly due to human-caused climate change.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 468, line 15, after the first dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $7,000,000) (reduced by…

I hope that you find somebody with the experience and gravitas to lead hundreds of the nation's best scientists and engineers.

Would you agree that cutting the budget by 70 percent will cause some of the lab employees to lose their jobs?

This is a topic that's critical to both our national security and the integrity of our democracy

I actually share Congressman Meadows' concern that that would not help alleviate the backlog and might, in fact, make it worse.

So there's a recognition that Congress needs to be involved in this process, correct?

Is it the administration's position that this zeroing out of OPM and moving the employees and the functions to GSA, DOD, and EOP, is it the administration's position that this could be achieved entirely through executive action without----

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Virginia will be postponed. Amendment No. 22 Offered by Mr. Pappas The Acting CHAIR. It is…

Junk plans provide inadequate medical coverage and circumvent crucial consumer protections afforded by the Affordable Care Act and are harmful to those living with preexisting conditions. We have a responsibility to guarantee affordable…

I do want to add my name to those expressing concern about CECL and FASB's decision to forego a cost-benefit analysis before implementing those requirements.

I represent tens of thousands of government employees and Federal contractors who were hurt by the 35-day government shutdown that started in December of last year.

The Chinese Communist Party has undertaken a methodical campaign of oppression and an apparent attempt to wipe out the religion and ethnicity of the Uighur people.

Because, you know, as we've heard, Federal employees get protected; Federal contractors don't.

We need to make sure that they do not forget the pain that was suffered by all these folks and businesses during the shutdown.

And I want to thank you for also drawing attention to the fact that even after the shutdown ended on January 25, there was that continuing specter of it taking place again on February 15, and that that impacted a lot of employees' spending…

We want to make sure that we do not have these shutdowns again.

One of the things that we are looking at is to have legislation that would require that credit reporting bureaus correct the score

And is there something like a stop-work clause that is included in all of the government contracts that say that if you are ordered to stop work on a contract, you have to do it?

We need to make sure that they do not forget the pain that was suffered by all these folks and businesses during the shutdown and make sure that it never happens again.

So we need to do better for our employees. We need to do better for our contract workers, especially as more and more--there is more pressure on the government to do more work through contract employees.