But I'm so struck that the unions are so powerful that I just want to be comfortable that you're actually adjusting your staffing.

I thank the chairman of the Committee on Natural Resources for leading on this legislation. Mr. Chairman, I often wonder where in the world we are sometimes. We are under an administration that has set energy policies that are causing…

But I guess it's really difficult for me to understand how to reconcile the two things, that we are the most impacted State and sea rise is going to destroy our State.

Louisiana has lost 2,000 square miles of our coast. It's like wiping the State of Rhode Island off the map.

Can you tell me where in the Stafford Act those three objectives are?

And it seems like it would be irresponsible for us to keep increasing funding for these programs that aren't doing what they were intended to do.

You are creating an energy crisis for the future, not just for right now as a result of future supply.

I feel like this is a direct result of this Administration's actions that are causing these higher, unaffordable prices for American families.

So, you are not answering my question, and I think we both understand the answer is, no, these are not in the Stafford Act.

I couldn't be more supportive of mitigation and resiliency efforts when they make sense.

why should taxpayers, in a Nation that's drowning in debt, trust your Agency with more taxpayer dollars?

I would strongly urge you to think about the problem you are causing for the next administration and the one after.

I will agree with you, climate is a risk, it is a threat. It is not the only one.

If you come in and you use bad metrics that don't consider all of the risk, you are going to result in bad outcomes.

I hear administration officials coming down to Louisiana and talking about sea rise and our risk all the time.

I appreciate your answer. It is not answering the question, though.

What message do you have to the American family that can't afford to make ends meet, and many of the policies that are coming out of the Department of the Interior are actually contributing to that as a result of higher gasoline and…

the point of prior authorization is to prevent that over utilization.