It also included testimony from other environmental advocates in a Plastic Industry representative. The subcommittee on oceans of wildlife will come to order. It may look like congressman hoffman but im not. Congressman hoffman is back in sonoma dealing with the wildfires that are there and was unable to get back here to washington. We are all hoping that the fire subsides and many people are safe and that mr. Huffman returned. Without the subcommittee on will oceans and wildlife will come to order. A testimony on a sea problems. The impact of plastic pollution on oceans and wildlife. Under Committee Rule 4f, any oral Opening Statement at the hearing are limited to the chairman, the ranking minority member, the vice chair and the vice ringing member. This will allow us to hear from our witnesses sooner and help keep to their schedules. So therefore i ask in the owners consent to all members Opening Statements be made part of the hearing record if there submitted to the subcommittee cle
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Area of low pressure continues to push eastwards, very wet weather particularly for england and wales, into southern scotland well, could be localised flooding problems, still some strong winds in the south, but phenomenon island in the northern part of scotland, the wind is lighter, a few showers with some spells of sunshine as well. As we head into sunday evening on the back edge of that low pressure system, notice the isobars squatting together, another bout of strong winds, this time from the north or north west, could see gust of 60 mph, some coastal flooding north west, could see gust of 60 mph, some coastalflooding is possible in eastern areas. The back edge of that weather system will draw down cold air from the north, but mild airat draw down cold air from the north, but mild air at the same time will be trying to return from the south west ahead of this, this is oui south west ahead of this, this is our next area of low pressure. This will be making its move during monday. Mo
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