"I hope is successful and brief."
"Economic inequality not only is an injustice in and of itself, but it actually impedes economic growth."
"the longer we continue to depend on fossil fuel, the more we subject ourselves to unfair improper cartel pricing."
"The notion that we can have energy independence in the United States with fossil fuel is a complete fantasy."
"Investments that reduce economic inequality... are how we make our economy and our budget stronger and more stable."
"I was very glad to see the Inflation Reduction Act pass; and I think it's an important step toward ensuring that our energy future is better."
"climate change could lower world GDP by 4 percent to 18 percent within 30 years depending on how aggressively we tackle it now."
"I think we have to start to say these are good jobs. They're good jobs for America."
"Reforming our decades old immigration laws is long overdue."
"Showering tax cuts on the wealthy, and on big MAGA donors, and on big oil, are in my view not serious pathways to fiscal responsibility."
"Economists and experts agree that expanding lawful immigration pathways to the U.S. will grow our workforce, our productivity, and our economy."
"Yes, and on that, and I know you spoke to this earlier, but I think this is an important point, in addition to sourcing these critical minerals, we need to be focused on recycling them and using them ..."
"Time and again the solutions have been there. But politics has kept Congress from taking the necessary actions."
"I very much hope that we will try again, and perhaps on the basis of the testimony here, have more success."
"There is a lot of political pressure around which minerals are on this list or not."
"In order for the United States to remain competitive in this century, we must have access to a reliable supply of critical minerals."
"We do have a humanitarian crisis at the border and the way you deal with a humanitarian crisis is with humanity."
"I have heard some of my colleagues from the other side intimate that because there are critical minerals found in clean energy development, that that means that we should pump the brakes on rolling ou..."
