Chairwoman Johnson Opening Statement for Hearing on the Future of Bioenergy Research and Development
(Washington, DC) – Today, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology’s Subcommittee on Energy is holding a hearing titled, “Bioenergy Research and Development for the Fuels and Chemicals of Tomorrow.” Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson’s (D-TX), opening statement as prepared for the record is below. Good morning and thank you Mr. Casten for chairing today’s hearing, and for convening this excellent panel of witnesses to examine the role of … Continue Reading
March 08, 2022Chairwoman Johnson Opening Statement for Hearing on Federal Climate Adaptation and Resilience
(Washington, DC) – Today, House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology is holding a hearing titled, “Federal Climate Adaptation and Resilience for the 21st Century.” Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson’s (D-TX) opening statement as prepared for the record is below. I want to begin by thanking all of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle for joining me here today to discuss this important topic. The subject of this hearing is Federal climate adaptation … Continue Reading
March 08, 2022Chairwoman Stevens Opening Statement for Hearing on Federal Climate Adaptation and Resilience
(Washington, DC) – Today, House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology is holding a hearing titled, “Federal Climate Adaptation and Resilience for the 21st Century.” Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Research and Technology, Rep. Haley Stevens' (D-MI) opening statement as prepared for the record is below. Good morning to all of my colleagues and thank you to all of our witnesses for joining us here today. I look forward to an … Continue Reading
March 02, 2022Chairwoman Johnson Opening Statement for Hearing on Advancing the Science of Nature-Based Infrastructure
(Washington, DC) – Today, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology’s Subcommittee on Environment is holding a hearing titled, “From Gray to Green: Advancing the Science of Nature-Based Infrastructure.” Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson’s (D-TX), opening statement as prepared for the record is below. Thank you, Chairwoman Sherrill, for holding this important hearing today. Monday’s IPCC report on climate impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability … Continue Reading
March 02, 2022Chairwoman Sherrill Opening Statement for Hearing on Advancing the Science of Nature-Based Infrastructure
(Washington, DC) – Today, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology’s Subcommittee on Environment is holding a hearing titled, “From Gray to Green: Advancing the Science of Nature-Based Infrastructure.” Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Environment, Rep. Mikie Sherrill’s (D-NJ), opening statement is below. Good morning, and welcome to today’s hearing on nature-based infrastructure. As we face increased risk of hazards from natural disasters, … Continue Reading
March 01, 2022Chairwoman Johnson Opening Statement for Hearing on NASA’s Artemis Initiative
(Washington, DC) – Today, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology’s Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics is holding a hearing titled, “Keeping Our Sights on Mars Part 3: A Status Update and Review of NASA’s Artemis Initiative” Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson’s (D-TX), opening statement as prepared for the record is below. Good morning. I’d like to join my colleagues in welcoming our witnesses to this morning’s … Continue Reading
March 01, 2022Chairman Beyer Opening Statement for Hearing on NASA’s Artemis Initiative
(Washington, DC) – Today, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology’s Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics is holding a hearing titled, “Keeping Our Sights on Mars Part 3: A Status Update and Review of NASA’s Artemis Initiative.” Chairman of the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, Rep. Don Beyer’s (D-VA), opening statement as prepared for the record is below. Before we get underway, I want to take a moment to raise what is in the back of … Continue Reading
February 17, 2022Chairwoman Johnson Opening Statement for Hearing on Research and Development to Advance a Clean Hydrogen Future
(Washington, DC) – Today, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology’s Subcommittee on Energy is holding a hearing titled, “H2Success: Research and Development to Advance a Clean Hydrogen Future.” Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson’s (D-TX) opening statement as prepared for the record is below. Good morning and thank you, Chairman Bowman, for holding today’s hearing on R&D priorities to advance the U.S.’s hydrogen economy. This week … Continue Reading
February 17, 2022Chairman Bowman Opening Statement for Hearing on Research and Development to Advance a Clean Hydrogen Future
Good morning, and thank you to all of our witnesses who are joining us virtually today to discuss the importance of clean hydrogen research. This is a timely topic, one that has quickly risen to the center of energy policymaking and debate. There is no doubt that hydrogen can play a valuable role in our national and global decarbonization efforts. But crucial questions and uncertainties remain, and our work on this committee can help resolve them. In setting the stage for this hearing, I … Continue Reading
February 15, 2022Chairwoman Stevens Opening Statement for Hearing on Strengthening the U.S. Microelectronics Workforce
(Washington, DC) – Today, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology’s Subcommittee on Research and Technology is holding a hearing titled, "Strengthening the U.S. Microelectronics Workforce." Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Research and Technology, Haley Stevens’s (D-MI) opening statement as prepared for the record is below. Good morning and welcome to this important hearing on strengthening the U.S. Microelectronics Workforce. And a warm welcome to our … Continue Reading
February 15, 2022Chairwoman Johnson Opening Statement for Hearing on Strengthening the U.S. Microelectronics Workforce
(Washington, DC) – Today, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology’s Subcommittee on Research and Technology is holding a hearing titled, "Strengthening the U.S. Microelectronics Workforce." Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson’s (D-TX) opening statement for the record is below. Thank you Chairwoman Stevens and Ranking Member Feenstra for holding this morning’s hearing on strengthening our nation’s microelectronics workforce. I want to welcome and thank … Continue Reading
February 08, 2022Chairwoman Johnson Opening Statement for Hearing on Research and Development to Combat Human Trafficking
(Washington, DC) – Today, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology is holding a hearing titled, “Data Challenges Impacting Human Trafficking Research and Development of Anti-Trafficking Technological Tools.” Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson’s (D-TX) opening statement for the record is below. Good morning and thank you to the witnesses for joining us today. This Committee held its first hearing on the role of science and technology in combating human … Continue Reading
January 19, 2022Chairwoman Johnson Opening Statement for Full Committee Markup
(Washington, DC) – Today, House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology is marking up H.R. 4521, the “Bioeconomy Research and Development Act of 2021;” H.R. 847, the “Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act;” H.R. 4270, the “Abandoned Well Remediation Research and Development Act;” H.R. 4819, the “National Nuclear University Research Infrastructure Reinvestment Act of 2021;” and H.R. 6291, the “Microelectronics Research for … Continue Reading
December 07, 2021Chairwoman Stevens Opening Statement for Hearing on Research and Development for Addressing the PFAS Problem
(Washington, DC) – Today, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology’s Subcommittee on Environment and Subcommittee on Research and Technology are holding a joint hearing titled, “Forever Chemicals: Research and Development for Addressing the PFAS Problem.” Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Research and Technology, Rep. Haley Stevens’s (D-MI), opening statement as prepared for the record is below. Thank you, Chairwoman Sherrill, it is … Continue Reading
December 07, 2021Chairwoman Johnson Opening Statement for Hearing on Research and Development for Addressing the PFAS Problem
(Washington, DC) – Today, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology’s Subcommittee on Environment and Subcommittee on Research and Technology are holding a joint hearing titled, “Forever Chemicals: Research and Development for Addressing the PFAS Problem.” Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson’s (D-TX), opening statement is below. Thank you, Chairwoman Sherrill and Chairwoman Stevens for having this important hearing on PFAS research and … Continue Reading
December 07, 2021Chairwoman Sherrill Opening Statement for Hearing on Research and Development for Addressing the PFAS Problem
(Washington, DC) – Today, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology’s Subcommittee on Environment and Subcommittee on Research and Technology are holding a joint hearing titled, “Forever Chemicals: Research and Development for Addressing the PFAS Problem.” Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Environment, Rep. Mikie Sherrill’s (D-NJ), opening statement as prepared for the record is below. Good morning and welcome to today’s joint hearing … Continue Reading
December 02, 2021Chairwoman Johnson Opening Statement for Hearing on Ensuring American Leadership in Microelectronics
(Washington, DC) – Today, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology is holding a hearing titled, “Ensuring American Leadership in Microelectronics.” Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson’s (D-TX) opening statement for the record is below. Good morning and welcome to today’s hearing. And welcome to our distinguished panel of witnesses. I look forward to hearing your insights on how we can ensure United States leadership in microelectronics. It … Continue Reading
December 01, 2021Chairwoman Stevens Opening Statement for Hearing on Astro2020 Decadal Survey
(Washington, DC) – Today, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology’s Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics and Subcommittee on Research and Technology are holding a joint hearing titled, “A Review of the Decadal Survey for Astronomy and Astrophysics in the 2020s.” Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Research and Technology, Rep. Haley Stevens’s (D-MI), opening statement as prepared for the record is below. Thank you, Chairman Beyer. … Continue Reading
December 01, 2021Chairwoman Johnson Opening Statement for Hearing on Astro2020 Decadal Survey
(Washington, DC) – Today, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology’s Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics and Subcommittee on Research and Technology are holding a joint hearing titled, “A Review of the Decadal Survey for Astronomy and Astrophysics in the 2020s.” Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson’s (D-TX), opening statement is below. Good morning. Thank you, Chairman Beyer and Chairwoman Stevens, for holding this hearing, and welcome to our … Continue Reading
December 01, 2021Chairman Beyer Opening Statement for Hearing on Astro2020 Decadal Survey
(Washington, DC) – Today, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology’s Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics and Subcommittee on Research and Technology are holding a joint hearing titled, “A Review of the Decadal Survey for Astronomy and Astrophysics in the 2020s.” Chairman of the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, Rep. Don Beyer’s (D-VA), opening statement as prepared for the record is below. Good morning, and welcome to today’s … Continue Reading