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[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] the subcommittee will come to order. Ranking Member Wicker colleagues and guests welcome to the first hearing the Subcommittee And Chemical the, Waste Management Environmental Justice regulatory oversight in the 170th congress. Todays hearing will explore critical issues of the marmots of the marmots of justice and adverse impacts on at risk communities. Its fitting that these important issues are the subject of our first hearing. This year the compartment of justice was that as the name is the committee highlighting the growing awareness of and public conversations around Environmental Justice in america. As climate change ravages our country and our planet with many fires burning across 15 state the biggest Bootleg Fire in my state of Oregon Communities confronting flooding ever more frequent destructive storms we cannot ignore the fact that while we all feel its effects the worst consequence in the ravages of climate change for dis
Quorum call a senator mr. President . The presiding officer the junior senator from North Dakota is recognized. A senator thank you, mr. President , for the time. Mr. Cramer i wanted to come down the presiding officer were in a Quorum Call. Mr. Cramer i would ask unanimous consent the presiding officer without objection, so ordered. Mr. Cramer thank you. Sorry about that. I wanted to get down here and spend a few minutes continuing the conversation about this Infrastructure Package thats before us and that well be voting on soon or at least the next step. I think to start things off, i first of all want to express my great disappointment that we have squandered not minutes, not hours but now several days. Several days weve been negotiating evidently, quote, an amendments package. Im in my third year here and i still dont understand the way the senate could not do things as opposed to do them. And i get that every senator has these incredible powers and authorities and can obstruct what
[gavel striking block. ] Chair Merkley Welcome to the first Subcommittee Hearing on chemical safety, waste management, Environmental Justice and regulatory oversight in the 117th congress. Todays hearing will explore Environmental Justice and adverse impacts on atrisk communities. It is fitting that these important issues of the subject for our first hearing. Earlier this year, the term Environmental Justice was added to the name of the subcommittee, highlighting growing awareness of and public conversation around Environmental Justice in america. As climate change ravages our country and planet, with fires burning across 13 states, the biggest, the bootleg fire, burning in my Home State of oregon, more frequent and more powerful storms, we cannot ignore the fact that, while we all feel its effects, the worst consequences of pollution and climate fall disproportionately on communities of color in communities with the fewest resources for either adapting or recovering. Front line commun