WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, chairwoman of the House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Environment, issued the following opening statement as part of a video conference hearing on Sept. 23, 2021, entitled "Advancing Earth System Science and Stewardship at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration": * * * I would like to give a warm welcome to our witness, NOAA Administrator Dr. Richard Spinrad. He is testifying before the Committee for the first   more