mr. meijer: thank you, mr. baca. it's good to welcome a wince from the great lakes state. i should note your professorship at the university of michigan is named for peter weggy, the son of west michigan, directed much of his energy and philanthropy into environmental causes. he joined the term economocology, combining the terms economy and ecology. very much a believer of that. care for the environment but doing so which is economically beneficial. i believe conservationism, but also conservatism, are using that lens. how should congress be approaching that lifecycle of plastic materials to have maximum benefit for the economy? dr. keoleian: well, in addition, we also look at lifecycle costs. one example, we did a study for the state of oregon and bottled water versus reusable systems. and clearly there's -- using tap water and filling a container is going to be much more economical than using a disposable bottle. and, you know, the energy savings and the waste is significantly different. so, we need to be smart and really look at -- when we look at solutions, we do need

mr. meijer: thank you. i yield back. chair stevens: great questions. with that the chair is now going to recognize the congresswoman from the ninth state of north carolina, congresswoman ross. ms. ross: thank you very much, chairwoman stevens. i hope this is a very, very happy birthday for you. i also want to thank our businesses for joining us today on this extremely important issue that aeffects people's everyday lives. in my home state of north carolina where one of the top plastic producers in the country. as of 2019 we were ranked in the top 10 in the country in terms of number of employees in the plastics industry. with over 38,000 employees. we have also played an important role in plastic waste reduction and recycling innovation. in 2009 when i served in the north carolina state legislature, we were facing serious issues with litter and sea turtle deaths along the outer banks, one of the most pristine parks of our state. in response, we passed a law that bans single use plastic bags in six counties along the outer banks. while this law is gener

mr. meijer, and the chairman, and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. meeks: i yield myself as much time as i may consume for the purposes of closing. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. meeks: i want to thank mr. meijer for his piece of legislation. of course again thank mr. mccaul for working together and i have no come-back. yes, i was just a toddler. you weren't here yesterday -- yet. but there seems to be a thing. if you think it's a theme that's going on today, there is a theme. the theme is that we in the united states congress, both democrats and republicans, is acting to reclaim our congressional war powers. first we voted to repeal the 2002 aumf. then the 1991 aumf. and now the 1957 aumf. these authorizations serve no current national security purpose and only risk to strip congress of its article 1 authority to decide matters of war and peace. that's the theme here today. the work is not over. we stil

mr. meijer: thank you, madam chair, and once again, on behalf of the michigan delegation, happy birthday. just wanted to again thank both our ranking member and our chair for hosting this hearing. and i think it's an incredibly important topic and one that in west michigan, we care deeply about. we have two landfills in our largest county. one of which is nearing the end of its lifecycle and i'm proud to say our county and local officials are looking at ways to turn it into a sustainable business park to recapture the value stream that right now is being disposed of. and i want to also right now, appreciate the ranking member's remarks on the idea of the circular economy and what we can do to really close down some of those waste streams. and obviously, single use plastics is a main one. the plastics that are not getting recycled that are recyclable are also incredibly significant. ever since the 2018 national sword policy by china, we lost one of our most valuable output mechanisms and sorting mechanisms for dealing with that co-mingled but recyclable waste. we also have a very strong pl

mr. meijer: thanks to the service paul has given our state. the morning when i was supposed to first meet paul, same morning that he announced that he was not running for re-election. and he defined that spirit of making a decisive moves. it's no secret that for the freshman class that have entered the past six months have been less than normal. i take the assurances of my colleagues who have been in this body for more terms, what we have seen is atypical. but i cannot thank paul enough for the example that he set for the wisdom and the wisdom he shared and his ever blunt honesty. all too often, especially politicians can walk and dance and do a jig around the truth. and paul was incredit apply clear of where he stood and what he believed. so i'm grateful for the friendship that i have been able to develop with him as a freshman and i look forward to many more of those moments and i want paul and his family to know that he is in our prayers. my wife and i keep him in our prayers. the challenges that he is dealing with are being felt by too man

mr. meijer from michigan. >> thank you, mr. chairman. to those here today, mr. blount and mr. carmakal. mr. blount, i really appreciate you coming before this committee i know this has been challenging and colonial pipeline has been the focus given the widespread economic impact throughout the region. part of our committee's role here is determining how we can make the engagement and stakeholder relationship as efficient and effective as possible to mitigate future attacks and appreciate your willingness to talk to us, don't want this to be viewed or felt as too much of an inquisition, we obviously need to make sure that we're learning the right lessons. you mentioned in that you were in contact with the fbi and cisa within hours and stayed in contact throughout the process and went through on prior questioning what the timeline was like. just as a brief yes or no from that experience, is it clear to you how the u.s. government shares information internally on cyber security? >> i say the answer to that, congressman, is no. >> that's certainly an area where i think our federal governmen

mr. adelstein, a recent study 240 million, nine robocalls meijer, talk about upgrading 911. i'll start with you, chief johnson. >> that you senator klobuchar. yes, it is true all emergencies start at a public safety answering point and it is a next generation 911 that will drive the capability of the centers into the future. unfortunately we are a bit behind in that area. public safety community would urge congress to support the next generation 911 legislation and update these important centers. again, that's were all emergencies start. >> thank you for it's important we do invest in that particularly is about diverting 911 funding to nonemergency purposes. it should be used for that purpose. when it comes to future prevent want to get back your only question with be careful about investing in networks that don't have one type of capability. for example, area five is exposed to the elements of what can happen indicates of a fire or when or storm or hurricane even ice storms come those networks can could benefit that's not future proof. put all your eggs in the basket of one