Thank you again, Chairman Gosar, and thank you to the witnesses for being here today.

the Administration has, without statutory mandate from Congress, sought to inject vague notions of environmental justice into every decision-making process

the Administration has participated in numerous sue-and-settle deals with environmental groups so that they can use the settlements to prevent oil and gas production

the Administration is actively seeking to halt oil and gas production on Federal lands by any means in direct contravention of congressional intent

In the spirit of the current system rewarding those who seek to delay rather than those who seek to build, litigation under NEPA has become the favored tool of those who seek to indefinitely delay projects through procedural lawsuits.

the Administration is attempting to use old fuel efficiency mandates to mandate electric vehicles

The choice should be clear: producing American resources here at home creates jobs, promotes innovation, increases energy security, and leads to better global environmental outcomes.

the Biden administration has launched a full spectrum assault on domestic energy production, trying to crush production on Federal lands

Judicial review is the biggest wildcard in the current permitting system, and H.R. 1 appropriately recognized it as an area that could have the most meaningful impact toward efficient project deliverability.

Our businesses, families, our communities, and America deserve better.

Our own regulations are killing us.

the Biden administration continues repeating the same talking points about the need to invest in infrastructure, underserved communities, and social and environmental justice.

The left's race to achieve a clean energy standard is simply unsustainable, at least on the timeline that the Biden administration has set forth.

The Biden administration has continued on a relentless march towards expansion, particularly by trying to reimagine the energy sector as a puppet of environmental activism.

the average price of gasoline was $3.53 a gallon. That is nearly a full dollar higher than when President Trump left office.

USDA plays a critical role in representing the interests of farmers, foresters, and rural communities.

We are killing our country with our own means.

Despite this Administration's best efforts, we can never spend our way out of the problems that America is facing.