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The probability of release is just as assured as for those flying into airports.

This is an abuse of parole by design.

DHS continues to fail in its basic homeland security mission: to secure the border.

Doesn't it seem so much strange or ironic that states like Alabama, as well as efforts in Louisiana, money is being spent to create artificial reefs whenever at the same time we are effectively removing them?

What our bill does is our bill simply tries to create a clear process, provide regulatory certainty on how we can take this energy infrastructure that may be moving toward decommissioning, the P&A work and ultimately decommissioning, and…

What has happened over the last several years is we have had platforms removed, all of this reef structure removed at a rate that has never, ever been seen before.

There are big differences between the Gulf Coast and the West Coast. The habitat for our fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico is the energy infrastructure.

Let me be clear. Big oil wants rigs to reef as the rule in every case, not because they have some newfound love of marine life or biodiversity. They want to save money.

I want to be crystal clear on this. This is our habitat. This is our reef structure.

OK, I certainly would appreciate that, if we could continue the dialogue.

Wow. Well, thank you. That is amazing.

I want to be clear, I agree with you. There is nothing we want to do that we want to increase the threat to the health and the ecological productivity of the Gulf of Mexico.

We - do we want today or do we want four years ago? I mean, I don't know of any proposals, I mean, other than Trump saying he's going to cut Social Security or get rid of Obamacare.

I think that they should - I think surrogates should talk about him all the time. I think they can run ads that - but I'm not sure that his legal problems are the best avenue.

Well, it's evident that he can't pay attention. And not only does he not have this money (inaudible) the Republican Party is not raising any money to speak of, and they're funneling it all through Donald Trump.

If you are not an absentee owner, you are there day to day, operations of what happens on that land.

I am just irked. It is so removed from the reality of people trying to make a living on the land.

The Biden Administration has waged a war on American energy, and my constituents are situated at Ground Zero in this battle.