. >> chairman inhofe and ranking member reed and other members, good morning. thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. mr. chairman, i would like to take this opportunity to offer my condolences to you and your committee on the passing of senator john mccain. i also want to acknowledge your leadership of this committee. you have long been a staunch supporter of those of us in uniform and i'm humbled to appear before you and this entire committee. i'm honored to be selected by the president, secretary mattis and general dunford to serve the united nations command, the forces command and the forces in korea. i'm honored for this triple-headed position. i also would like to recognize general brooks, the current commander, and his wife carol for their dedicated service to the nation. i'm joined here today by my wife connie, also an army brat who for the last 26-plus years has been side by side with her soldier supporting troops and families everywhere we've been stationed. she's been my partner and best friend in this career of service in both peac

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thank you, senator inhofe. i want to invite the nominees to come forward that dr. droegemeier and mr. jim morhard and mr. joel szabat and look forward to hearing your opening statements if you can confine them as close to five minutes as possible. make sure your entire statements are part of the written hearing record. and then that will give us an opportunity to ask some questions. so we'll ta-- we start on my le and your right with dr. droegemeier and so i look forward to hearing from you, please proceed. >> thank you, chairman thune and ranking member nelson and members of the committee. i am truly honored beyond words to appear before you today as president trump's nominee of the director of the office of science and technology policy and pleased that my wy of 35 yea years lisa is behind me and a lot of friend that's truly blessed my life throughout the years. i was born in kansas city and at the age of 19 i went storm tracking and saw my first tornado up close and personal and it is an experience and the power and majesty of that awesome power fuel my interest

thank you, senator inhofe i'm going to invite the nominees to come forward, dr.droegemeier, jimmer hrd and mr. joel szabat. make sure your entire statements are included as part of the written hearing record. it will give us an opportunity to ask some questions, weerl start on my left and your right. with dr. droegemeier. so look forward to hearing from you, please proceed. >> thank you very much chairman thune. ranking member nelson, thank you as well. i'm truly honored beyond words to appear before you today as president trump's nominee. i'm pleased that my wife of 35 years, lisa, is just behind me there, that she could join me along with lots of wonderful friends who have truly blessed my life throughout the years. i was born in kansasings at age 19 i went storm-chasing in the texas panhandle and saw my first tornado. it was a big experience. and the power and the majesty of that awesome power really fuelled my interest in meteorologist. which was the focus of my undergraduate studies at the university of oklahoma. i went on and earned a master's and doctoral

. >> chairman inhofe and ranking member reed and members of the committee, good morning. thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. mr. chairman, i would like to take this opportunity to offer my condolences to you and the committee on the passing of your colleague, senator john mccain i also want to recognize and acknowledge your tremendous leadership of this committee. you have long been a staunch supporter of those of us in uniform. i'm humbled to appear before you and serve the nation alongside you and this entire committee. i'm honored to be selected by the president, secretary mattis, and general dunford. i'm grateful for their trust and confidence in me for this very important triple-headed position. i would like to recognize general vince brooks the current unc commander and his wife carol for their dedicated service to the nation. i've joined here today by my wife connie, also, an army brat, for the last 26 plus years has been side by side with her soldier supporting troops and families everywhere we've been stationed. she's been my partner and bes

inhofe: i appreciate that. senator langford and dined were fighting to see who could introduce you. i werere both -- and fighting to see who could introduce you. so we are both introducing you. always need to know is he is the one responsible for saving so many lives in oklahoma. i'm old enough and been around long enough to remember that we are a tornado say -- estate and they are devastating. we had virtually -- a tornado state and they are devastating. we had virtually no warning. things are taking place. now because of what he has done, we have minutes and sometimes hours to warn people to take cover because of the impending severe weather. if that is not impressive enough, the company he created employs 100 people and has a $250 million impact in our state of oklahoma. he knows science. he knows business. . he is a celebrity. you may not know that he is a celebrity, but he is. i mean, look at him. [laughter] he's got a great smile, but he is a celebrity. in 1978, he was on the classic television they called "in search of," a science television series narrated by d moya, where h

so, congratulations and thanks to senator inhofe. now, on another matter, the senate continues work on a number of important priorities. this morning i joined a number of our colleagues in the first conference meeting for the farm bill, including the occupant of the chair. others of our colleagues are continuing to confer with the house on appropriations bills, so we can stay on track with respect to funding the government. on the floor this week we'll continue attending to personnel business. we voted yesterday to advance the nomination of elad roisman to serve on the securities and exchange commission. after we confirm him, we'll turn to eight more highly qualified district court nominees. and, of course, the nation turned its attention yesterday to the start of judge brett kavanaugh's confirmation hearings to serve as associate justice of the supreme court. those who turned in heard about a well-respected judge and well-respected professor with flawless judicial temperament and integrity, someone who makes those around him better.

i also want to thank senator inhofe who was an early sponsor of this legislation. he attended the hearing. i will confess that when senator inhofe came into our hearing on the environment and public works committee on an environmental matter, i was not convinced that that was a positive turn of events for the bill. but senator inhofe could not have been more gracious and took a very strong interest in this piece of legislation and was an original cosponsor. and so i want to thank him as well. i'd also like to thank senator murkowski. she joins senator sullivan and being from alaska and alaska has a terrific problem with the issue that we're addressing. and the issue at hand is marine plastic debris. the plastic sweas with -- plastic waste with which we are filling the ocean. in rhode island we do beach cleanups and people go up and down the beach and pick up the plastic trash that's washed ashore. we do those with trash bags. in alaska they do those with front end loaders, dumpsters, barges because alaska faces the pacific. and there's far more plastic waste and tr

committee had worked closely with ranking member carper, with infrastructure subcommittee chairman inhofe, subcommittee ranking member cardin to reach this deal with the house. this is by far the most significant infrastructure bill this congress -- of this congress, and it is the most significant water infrastructure bill in decades. it's bipartisan and it helps all 50 states. the legislation does three big things. it grows the economy, it cuts washington red tape, and it keeps communities safe. america's water infrastructure act spurs economic growth by creating jobs and authorizing vital projects. this bill authorizes projects to deepen nationally significant ports, maintain inland shipping lanes, upgrade aging dams and increase water storage in the west. these projects ensure that american-made goods can be shipped from the heartland to the coast and around the world. access to consistent water supply is key for america's ranchers and farmers. they expect that their water will be delivered when they need it. ranchers and farmers will directly benefit from this legislation as crumbling