Well, these hearings are always a very interesting fever dream, but I am hoping that we can bring it to a conclusion soon.

I hope we can get back to working for the American people.

the influence of dark money at the Department of the Interior has never been more apparent than it was under the Trump administration.

This is about protecting tribal sacred sites that are critical to our communities.

Chaco Canyon is a sacred site. There are dozens of tribes in New Mexico who have been working for decades to have the greater Chaco Canyon area protected because it is part of their ancestral history.

There is a fundamental difference between having differences of opinion over policy and what direction an agency should take, and legally binding ethics laws about what those in power do with those positions of power, what access they permit, and influence peddling.

How do we stop this? We have seen the same kinds of abuses during the Trump administration.

We need to tighten up the ethics rules with respect to interaction with previous employers.

The Biden-Harris administration is committed to building a clean energy future that ensures America's energy independence.

one of the ways in which we tried to restore trust in American institutions was by creating independent investigative bodies that would look at ethics violations

President Trump, who has literally spent most of his life involved in pay-to-play scandals.

So, if we want to talk about influence peddling and criminal behavior, let's talk about the former President...

Yet, here we find ourselves today in a hearing where my colleagues are trying to manufacture a scandal tying Secretary Haaland to environmental groups.

I think it is bizarre to talk about the influence of dark money on policy without identifying that we actually have two great examples here in front of us today.

I think it is important to be clear on what perspectives people are representing when they are in front of us in the public discourse.

I find it ironic that our two Majority witnesses are both here and affiliated with these conservative organizations.

It gives donations to conservative candidates like Donald Trump.

I don't know what kind of minerals were there. I don't think they were critical minerals.