Or their designees. This will allow us to hear from our witnesses sooner and to keep members, to help members keep to their schedule. Therefore im going to ask unanimous consent that all Member Opening statements you made a part of the Hearing Record if they are submitted to the clerk by 5 p. M. Today or at the close of a hearing, whichever comes first. Hearing no objection, so ordered. Without objection also the chair may declare a Recess Subject to the call of the chair. As described in the notice, statements, documents, or motions must be submitted to the electronic repository at H Nrc docs mail. House. Gov. Within person meetings, members are responsible for their own microphones. Members can be muted by staff only to avoid inadvertent background noise. Finally, members or witnesses experiencing technical difficulties should inform the Committee And Staff immediately. Our nationss public lands and waters are often ideal locations for wind, solar, and geothermal energy projects. Now
Speaking. Finally, if members have documents they wish to submit to the record, please email them to the committee clerk, whose Email Address was circulated prior to the meeting. Good morning to everyone, and thank you, Madam Secretary, for appearing before us today. It is so great to see you. As you know, this committee has jurisdiction over all of the department of energys essential Science And Energy Research And Development activities. Their laboratories and facilities. So i very much look forward to working with you throughout this conference. Were Meeting Today at a critical time in history. Unfortunately, climate change remains a growing threat across the world. Many of us have heard firsthand and have seen firsthand the devastating effects it can have in our communities. We are going through some of them right now in my community with lots and lots of rain. Especially our front line and disadvantaged communities are suffering at the same time. This novel coronavirus has substan
Present, members are responsible for their own microphone, please also keep their microphones muted until you are speaking. Finally if members have documented into the record please email them to the community clerk. With an Email Address circulated prior to the meeting. Thank you Madame Secretary it is so great to see you this committee with Energy Research and development. The laboratories and facilities i forward to working with you throughout we were meeting today at a critical time in history. Unfortunately, by the change remains a growing threat across the world. Many of us have seen firsthand the devastating effects it can have in our communities,th especially our frontline and disadvantaged communities. At the same time, this novel coronavirus has substantially disrupted the world as we knew it. And that includes much of the critical scientific research that we spend a lot of our time on this committee learning about and discussing. But with great challenges come great opportun
Congressman lowenthal here, and im going to call the subcommittee on Mineral And Energy resources to order. Depending upon your time zone, good morning, good afternoon, wherever you are. This subcommittee is meeting today to hear testimony on efforts to expand clean energy on public lands and hr3326, the public lands renewable Energy Development Act of 2021 introduced by Representative Levin. Under Rule Committee Rule 4f, any oral opening states or hearings will be limited to the chair and the ranking member or their designees. This will allow us to hear from our witnesses sooner and to keep members and to help members keep to their schedule. Therefore im going to ask unanimous consent that all members opening statements be made part of the Hearing Record if they are submitted to the clerk by 5 00 p. M. Today or at the close of the hearing, whichever comes first. Without objection also, the chair may declare a Recess Subject to the call of the chair. As described in the notice, stateme
What all of us heard and felt in the capitol, is something that was no big deal well democracy is a big deal and i hope we continue to and i will work to dont for us together in both parties to investigate and stop any threats in our democracy. Made it clear theafer Single Member of this body is welcome to cosponsor his bill and i intend to do that. Hes working to get it passed in congress and over to the president s desk to become law. Nothing weve heard today changes any of that. And once again i want to thank chair for giving me this opportunity to speak and for fort to proceed with Sub Committee legislative work in an orderly and civil way and levin and thank you i yield back. Thank you chair. I now recognize how mr. Chairman congressman tiffany yes. At the end of last meeting myself and respective harrell were denied the ability to question witnesses and as a result of that denial, i would like to share some comments on that. Will you allow me to do that . Yes. I will allow you. O