[inaudible conversations] good morning. Today is the day we will examine the president s fiscal year for the epa joining with morning is administrator wheeler and acting chief Financial Officer. Welcome to both of you. Fiscal year 2021 the president s 66 billion to the epa but this request the presidency of what you were able to achieve on the fy 2020. And then to eliminate the new funding we provided to address pfas and the Clean Energy Funding grants c by 47 percent at 409 million fy 2020 also has money from the 3 billion we invested with our nations crumbling Water Infrastructure. Recently held a listening session and they would lose and what at what happened of these cuts were to go through the pollution control also proposed cuts to the clean water grant act air pollution and monitoring to have our communities back home included it would be an absolute catastrophe for clean water. And i directly heard about concerns with the budget with the pfas pollution it could be truly devasta
Economy. He was joined at the white house by epa administrator Andrew Wheeler, interior gets secretary David Bernhardt and Energy Secretary rick perry for this 50 minute event. Ladies and gentlemen, the president of the United States. Chief playing] [applause] you very you, thank much. I hope you all had truly an independent wonderful Independence Day weekend, despite the heavy rain, and it was heavy, we had a remarkable salute to america on the national mall. Incredible. [applause] trump standing on the steps of the Great Lincoln memorial and looking out at the big, beautiful crowd, braving back toher all the way the washington monument, we celebrated freedom in all its magnificence while saluting our great military, who is something really special and i will say it was a wonderful day for all americans and based on its tremendous success, we are making the decision, and i think we can say we have made the decision to do it next year and maybe we can say for the foreseeable future. [a
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Ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united dates. [ applause ] [ applause ] thank you, thank you very much. It is great to have you and i hope that you all had a truly wonderful Independence Day weekend. In spite of the heavy rain and it was really heavy, he had a remarkable salute to america on the national mall. It was incredible. [ applause ] standing on the steps of the Great Lincoln memorial and looking out on the crowd there were incredible dutiful crowds braving the weather all the way back to the washington monument. We celebrated freedom in all of its magnificence while saluting our great military. This was something really special. I will say this, it was a wonderful day for all americans and based on its tremendous success, we are just making the decision and i think we can say we have made the decision to do it again next year and maybe we can say for the foreseeable future. [ applause ] as we celebrate our nations founding, we are reminded once more of our profound
Regional economy. The program today, i will focus on one sector where we are likely to see the most impact more than any other and that is in regards to tourism. Decades ago, western colorado relied on the mining and Agricultural Industries for economic growth. Our state economy has diversified and fortunate to have you do for landscapes that stimulate tourism economy. Tourism relies on our states reputation for having unparalleled Outdoor Recreational opportunities and some of the finest facilities. The Outdoor Recreation industry booms in the winter from skiers all over the world by offering mountainous terrains to hike and explore as well as fishing, rafting, hiking and other act or and other outdoor activities. Many of the businesses offer amenities and are found throughout my district, including southwest colorado, the region directly impacted by the cold king mine still. A study published earlier courtesy of the Tourism Office provides a detailed look at the importance of tourism