ms. bonamici, for five minutes. -- ms. bonamici: thank you. very timely hearing -- for this very timely hearing. the heat wave in the pacific northwest last month was a natural disaster that tragically claimed the lives of 116 oregonians and many more across the region. my heart goes out to their families and friends. most heat-related deaths are preventable. we owe it to their friends and family to help prevent further loss of life. the heat hurts low-income communities. seniors who lack air conditioning and fans just to stay cool. not all houses in the pacific northwest has air conditioning. and communities of color that lack access to green space to provide shade. because of redlining policies. state emergency management officials acknowledge 750 people who called an information line during the heat wave were unable to connect because of a staffing shortage. public transit was suspended because the [inaudible] i know you've been a researcher for decades and really raising the alarm about urban heat. i hope my colleagues on this committee wi

ms. bonamici. ms. bonamici: thank you so much, chair lofgren, chair johnson, and ranking member lucas.hank you to our witnesses for bringing your expertise. i represent northwest oregon. this past weekend, the pacific northwest faced a record breaking heat wave with temperatures exceeding 100 degrees for multiple days. it was 115 at home yesterday. these dangerous temperatures combined with a thin snow pack and below average precipitation are really raising alarms about our upcoming wildfire season. in fact, we have already seen a 6,200 acre fire on the confederated tribes of warm springs reservation in central oregon. fortunately, it's been mostly contained. oregonians have become too familiar with wildfires in recent years. over labor day weekend just last year, powerful winds and very dry conditions resulted in unprecedented wildfires across the state. approximately a million acres burned. lives were lost, homes and communities were destroyed. hazy skies and smoky conditions made the air quality in portland comparable to some of the most polluted places on the planet. thank you, mr.

bonamici: the talk ticked down, but do you have one or two words on whether federal investments would help? ms. apsey: going back to accelerating timelines and bringing stakeholders together so we can get certainty, we need to move forward with this investment. time is of the essence. rep. bonamici: thank you so much. i yield my time. thank you, madam chair. >> i want to thank our witnesses for being with us today, for staying with us through votes on the floor of the house. you have certainly given us an impetus to work in a bipartisan way to modernize america's electrical grid and expanded clean energy. so, thank you all. without objection, i have a few things to enter in to the record. first, the introduction from the april 20 21 report by america for clean energy grid titled "transmission projects ready to go." the introduction titled "investment tax credits for regionally significant transmission lines." "supporting investments and policies to update and expand the electric grid." and a letter "supporting transmission investments to help achieve 100% clean electricity." without objection,