Responsible for their own microphones. Also keep your microphones muted unless you are speaking. Finally, if members have documents they wish to submit for the record please email them to the Committee Clerk whose Email Address was circulated prior to the hearing. Good Morning And Welcome to Todays Environment Subommittee hearing. Defining a national oceanshot accelerating ocean and great Lakes Science and technology. It is World Ocean Month and we are holding this hearing a day before World Ocean Day and Capitol Hill Ocean week. With the largest Ocean Property in the world, the United States is undoubtedly an ocean nation. My Home State of New Jersey is a microcosm, with 80 of New Jerseyans living in coastal areas. The coastal new Jersey Economy employs almost 3 million people annually, earning over 188 billion. The oceans are not just important to our coastal communities they are important , to our inland communities as well, as they sustain all life on our planet. The oceans regulat
Lakes Science And Technology. It is World Ocean Month and we are holding this hearing a day before World Ocean Day and Capitol Hill Ocean week. With the largest Ocean Property in the world, the United States is undoubtedly an ocean nation. My Home State of New Jersey is a microcosm, with 80 of New Jerseyans living in coastal areas. The coastal new Jersey Economy employs almost 3 million people annually, earning over 188 billion. The oceans are not just important to our coastal communities; they are important to our inland communities as well, as they sustain all life on our planet. The oceans regulate the Earths Weather and climate system and , Sequester Carbon Dioxide from the atmosphere oceans are a major part of the solution to the climate crisis. They also supply over half of the oxygen we breathe, provide a major source of protein for billions of people, and produce lifesaving pharmaceuticals. Human health is inextricably tied to Ocean Health. But Ocean Health is under siege. Clim
first time ever, a president joining striking auto workers on the picket lines. president biden in michigan, supporting thousands of uaw members. terry moran is there. the dramatic scene in philadelphia. a judge dropping all charges against a police officer in the deadly shooting of a driver. the body camera video showing the officer firing six shots within seven seconds of getting out of his suv. cheers in the courtroom and cries from the family. stephanie ramos in philadelphia. there is also breaking news in this possible government shutdown, now just four days away. tonight, the senate has now reached a bipartisan deal, so, what s happening in the house? speaker kevin mccarthy pressed on republican holdouts, and rachel scott live on the hill. the abc news exclusive tonight. the special council investigation looking into president biden s alleged mishandling of classified documents. what sources are now telling abc news about the scope of this investigation, who has b
first time ever, a president joining striking auto workers on the picket lines. president biden in michigan, supporting thousands of uaw members. terry moran is there. the dramatic scene in philadelphia. a judge dropping all charges against a police officer in the deadly shooting of a driver. the body camera video showing the officer firing six shots within seven seconds of getting out of his suv. cheers in the courtroom and crying from the family. stephanie ramos in philadelphia. there is also breaking news in this possible government shutdown, now just four days away. tonight, the senate has now reached a bipartisan deal, so, what s happening in the the house? speaker kevin mccarthy pressed on republican holdouts, and rachel scott live on the hill. the abc news exclusive tonight. the special council investigation looking into president biden s alleged mishandling of classified documents. what sources are now telling abc news about the scope of this investigation, who
in the halls of power, but not tonight. on capitol hill, lawmakers are in crunch talks to avoid a government shutdown, that is live pictures coming to you there from capitol hill. the republicans, who hold a slim majority in the house of representatives, are at a deadlock, with members on the right of the party demanding wide ranging spending cuts. time appears to have run out to pass all the bills necessary in time for the start of the new fiscal year, on october 1. the question now is whether lawmakers can pass a stopgap measure to buy more time. if they don t succeed, all non essential functions of the federal govenrment will shut down, with nonessential workers places on furlough. the last shutdown, between december 2018 and january 2019, lastest 35 days, the longest ever in us history. republican house speaker kevin mccarthy, has not ruled out avoiding the shutdown by making a deal with democratic lawmakers. but conservative republicans have threatened to oust him as spe