We need policies that help our economy smoothly transition toward cleaner, American-made energy.

The economic impacts that Americans are experiencing from the Russian invasion of Ukraine pale in comparison to the economic devastation we can look forward to if we fail to properly address the climate crisis.

Secretary Mabus, you are a hero for a lot of Americans, and we are grateful for all of your service and for being with us today.

I sense there is a fair amount of consensus here.

Investments in clean energy and energy efficiency are the greatest long-term solutions for energy security.

At a time when America's energy costs are tied to the whims of dictators like Vladimir Putin, our hearing today will explore how our Nation can promote American energy security.

If we lose the leadership here, we are going to lose all the benefits that come from it, particularly jobs.

We thank you so much for taking time to join us.

We have a moral obligation to leave no community behind in our energy transition.

Thanks in large part to our successful passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, ... we are very proud of our colleagues.

Before any oil and gas companies require to pay a fee, they would be offered assistance, up to three-quarters of a billion dollars of money would be set aside to help pay down the cost for actions taken by oil and gas companies to reduce…

I like to quote Einstein, who said, among other things, in adversity, lies opportunity.

We have a moral obligation, when people lose their livelihood, to help them transition to something new.

Thank you for opening up our witnesses' testimony. Great to see you. Welcome.

We need to take immediate steps to ease the pain for consumers at the gas pump right now for the American family.

Protecting hardworking American families from corporate greed, in my view, should be a bipartisan goal.

I just note for the record that we have been developing bipartisan-based, and some of you call it a methane emission reduction program.

I have proposed that the companies at least split that excess profit with consumers and send that money back to consumers' pockets.