We need to have discussions like this on basics, and your leadership is certainly making sure that we get that type of discussion.

What also deserves attention as far as I'm concerned is the future of nuclear energy in this country.

I believe those two space projects have inspired generations of Americans now, and who knows how much more productive our people are.

I would hope that--again, I think the Moon is close by and whatever we can actually get a benefit of going back there, we should before you take the next step.

It indicates that there hasn't been a real finding out of what priorities we need.

The fact that we can actually provide a fuel for something that far away indicates that maybe we have some knowledge that's going to really help us here.

The climate is changing faster in the Arctic than anywhere else on the planet, and the impacts are dramatic.

Unfortunately, the Trump administration, in its quest for energy dominance, appears eager to upset this balance and open the entire North Slope to unfettered development.

But it is acknowledged that there have to be some limits. There has to be a balance, a balance between development and conservation.

I would like to thank all the witnesses, first, for being here, particularly since many of you traveled quite a distance to be here today.

I represent the Port of Long Beach. So I have seen this over--and I have represented it since I was on the city council and the State.

I would just like to know how FMCSA is coordinating with the State of California's Department of Industrial Relations or with the Department of Labor here at the Federal level to disseminate information about driver's rights under the…

Most commenters favored wilderness designation of the Coastal Plain of the Refuge.

It seems clear, then, that Congress recognized that the government had a responsibility to treat the NPR-A in a similar manner to other public lands, balancing energy development along with conservation and protection.

The irreversible damage we could inflict on this area by drilling on it is disproportionately high compared to the amount of oil we could possibly extract. It simply isn't worth it.

There has to be a balance, a balance between development and conservation.

Oil and gas development in Alaska is not an easy issue to grapple with.

We are looking for the rule on this. We are looking for the implementation on this.