Good afternoon. I call this meeting of the committee on appropriations to order. Before we begin, house rules now we have set up any mileage us to which members can send anything they wish to submit they wish to submit in writing in any of her hearings or markups. Our hearings or markups. Has been provided to staff. The first order of business is consideration of the energy and Water Development appropriations bill. For fiscal year 2021. Captornow recognize this ms. Captor to present the bill. Please let me also add my you for your honorable and dedicated service to our community and nation and for your recognition of the full potential of this bill. You will truly be missed. I am pleased to consider the energy and water bill today. It is a good bill. A bill that captures the spirit of ingenuity and independence of the American People. Are actually able to provide the most important Climate Change bill congress will pass this year. This bill provides the foundation of critical investme
On their own comprehensive pfas action plan. And we must listen to science rather than regulating new devices and dreams out of existence. Heres the bottom line. We cannot ignore the benefits that some pfas chemicals have given to humankind. I strongly urge the adoption of the balderson amendment and i yield back the balance of my time. The chair the gentleman yields. The gentleman from ohio is ecognized. I thank my friend for his words. Madam chair, i reserve. The chair the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. The gentleman from new york is recognized. Mr. Tonko i yield back. The chair the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. The gentleman from ohio is recognized. Thank you, madam chair. I am prepared to close. The chair the gentleman is recognized to close. Thank you. Madam chair, my closing statement would be the administration has demonstrated that one of its Top Priorities is the research and necessary regulation of pfas. Its ongoing commitment to Public Safety is
2662, the growing American Innovation not act, or linking act. This bill would bring long overdue legislative reform to the clean air ask new Source Review Program. The new Source Review Program protects airquality when factories and power plants are modified in newly built. Gain act provides muchneeded clarity to factor in power plant owners as well as to state permitting officials about when permits are needed. The new Source Review Program was originally designed to support pollution control projects and upgrades. It had the opposite effect. In its current form the program is complex, costly, timeconsuming. The program directly slows Economic Growth and slows job creation, Technical Innovation as well as the ability to modernize our american industry and infrastructure. The association spent a letter to the committee outlining the extreme burden that new source review places on its members. The association explained a Member Company sought a permit to combust alternative fuels. The
S2662, the growing American Innovation now act or the g. A. I. N. Act this would bring long overdue ledges lative reform to the Clean Air Act review program. It protects air quality when industrial boilers, factories and power plants are modified or newly built. The g. A. I. N. Brings clarity to factory and power plant owners as well as to state permitting officials about when permits are needed. The new Source Review Program was originally designed to support pollution control projects and upgrades. Its actually had the opposite effect. In its current form the program is complex. Its costly. Its time consuming. The program directly slows Economic Growth. It slows job creation. It slows Technical Innovation as well as the ability to modernize our american industry and infrastructure. The Portland Cement Association Submitted a letter outlining the extreme burden that new source review places on its members. The association explained that, quote, a Member Company sought a permit to comb
Of Liquified Natural Gas exports in the global market, the recent growth of u. S. Exports and concerns about Energy Relations with china and russia. The hearing was held by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee. Manufacturers and residential consumers alike. We have such a massive Resource Base that we can send substantial volumes abroad. Were now leading the world in natural Gas Production. Hopefully soon well also lead in exports. A few of those experts are here to tell us what is driving these trends, where they may be headed and how u. S. L and g fits into the equation. I use this term quite frequently but i hope were going to hear some ideas this morning on how to make our exports even more competiti competitive. Im particularly excited coming from alaska about the role my state can play. T furk has just released the draft for the Alaska Project, has great opportunity to move some tremendous reserves of gas on the north slope to market. Its a pretty important milestone