It strikes me as one of the most outrageous things my generation has done to the coming generations.

Democrats in Congress and in the Biden Administration need to work with Republicans to promote American energy independence rather than promoting less efficient forms of energy.

I appreciate the opportunity to serve on the Budget Committee as a new member and especially to do so at a time when the state of our federal budget is in such profound disrepair.

It's my hope that this Committee will spend more of its time and effort this Congress deliberating ways to reduce our budget deficits.

If we want to do something serious about global emissions, we need to put a price on carbon.

The impact on the economy of the amount of debt we're adding up is 10 times the impact of climate change.

Russia extorted the EU by throttling gas flows into the continent, and member countries started the winter with severely depleted natural gas stores.

I appreciate the opportunity to serve on the Budget Committee as a new member and especially to do so at a time when the state of our federal budget is in such profound disrepair.

It's my hope that this Committee will spend more of its time and effort this Congress deliberating ways to reduce our budget deficits.

What I'm concerned about is that most of what we do here in the United States is--well, I'll call it virtual signaling.

It strikes me as one of the most outrageous things my generation has done to the coming generations.

I have no question about the impact of climate change. It's going to be significant, devastating in some areas more than others.

Sometimes we in Washington think, well, the answer is to spend more. But I would suggest that there must be a different approach.

Let's not fool ourselves. And most importantly, let's not fool those we represent, the American people.

This fiscally irresponsible path that our federal budget is on is something that increases significantly the odds of a debt crisis.

Democrats in Congress and in the Biden Administration need to work with Republicans to promote American energy independence rather than promoting less efficient forms of energy.

I have no question about the impact of climate change. It's going to be significant, devastating in some areas more than others.

This is a global problem and the U.S. has to join the global community in creating harmonized incentives to reduce emissions globally.