We have to ensure all communities have equal opportunity to access these vital funds.

Maintaining the availability of well-paying jobs and minimizing the displacement of jobs from automation is a priority of mine.

It is imperative that Congress work together in a bipartisan manner to replenish the DRF as soon as possible.

Climate change is making disasters more frequent, intense and costly.

In 2022, Washington State had 662 fires... this year, to this date, Washington State has had 1,855 fires.

Any cuts to the Coast Guard's funding will send us in the wrong direction.

Even though we don't stop the work, it is really upon them to figure out how they can continue to manage the work being done until they can get reimbursed with the Disaster Relief Fund once it is replenished.

So, if it is funded through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, which is for Whatcom County, that's, how I believe, where those dollars are coming from.

Today's hearing is an opportunity for Members to learn more about the state of the automated commercial motor vehicle industry--what's happening now, what we might see in the future, and how these technological changes will impact public…

The first question is for Ms. Chase.

So, absent more real-world data, do you support any proactive safety standards to help better prove out AV technology in terms of safer roadways?

The bottom line cannot be saving money--it must be saving lives.