I feel like it should be mandatory reading for every member of Congress.

Maintaining a strong naval presence is going to be all the more important in the years ahead.

the idea that there would be any mechanism that would reduce the amount that we receive, and also that there is no transparency, is really unthinkable.

The Billy Frank, Jr. Refuge is really incredible, and is appropriately named after someone who was a real champion for tribal justice and for environmental justice.

thanks again to Representative Kilmer for his leadership on this bill

the ask is for an addition $87 million to adjust for 15 years of holding it steady on the paycheck.

we think of these as national treasures.

I want to thank our chairwoman for her leadership, and partnership, and advocacy in making that happen.

the Administration would suggest that we should drill. It would be a huge challenge to our fishing industry, it would be a disaster to our tourism industry.

I call on you to further fund the EPA, and we have all those details available for you so that we as clinicians can do job well done, too.

we are not investing in that, yet we are encouraging and supporting and subsidizing oil and gas leases, is ridiculous at this moment in time.

Thank you, Madam Chair. My apologies. We had a briefing on the coronavirus with the Vice President, and coming from Washington State, as you can imagine, that is a high priority for us.

Thankfully, Congress, I think, has shown strong bipartisan support for the growing investments in ARPA-E.

I share the disappointment expressed by many of my colleagues that the administration is, once again, proposing elimination of ARPA-E.

The research and technologies being developed at the Marine Sciences Lab will play a critical role in our effort to decarbonize our Nation's energy system.

I keep coming to the thought that we are missing an opportunity to make smart investments on the front end in resilience rather than waiting until these structures fail.

If we are not here to give a voice to people who don't have one, I am not quite sure why we are here.

I am very grateful that your budget includes $77 million for flood control and for coastal emergencies.

This is about helping communities that face more severe storms and increased flooding in my region and around the country. This is about the Federal Government upholding its trust responsibility. This is about making a difference for…

I thank my friend from Hawaii for yielding time. Madam Chair, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 729, the Coastal and Great Lakes Communities Enhancement Act, a package of 10 bipartisan bills that will make significant strides to…

I have the honor of working with Vice Chair Tom Graves, who has been a terrific partner in this effort.

I am here today to talk about the important work of the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress, which I chair.

The Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress is the latest incarnation of that.

We are very fortunate to have your Committee's expertise and guidance as the Select Committee does its work.

I want to thank Chairperson Lofgren and Ranking Member Davis for hosting today's Member Day hearing.