BOEM is effectively implementing the Biden administration's policy of the attack on energy, which is an attack on America.

This is unacceptable. BOEM needs to be held accountable for this.

The demand for oil and gas is not going down. It is on an exponential increase.

National parks are obviously very important to all of us. I happen to live in Hot Springs National Park, which is a source of pride in Arkansas.

I have always said the problem with the Biden administration's energy plan is twofold. It is physics and math.

If we quit natural gas production, if it stopped, like many people are proposing, it affects fertilizer, which affects food, which means people are going to starve to death around the world.

It is now time to turn that talk into action, and that is exactly what Representative Kiggans is doing here today by leading the MVP Act.

Ronald Reagan once said that veterans know better than anyone else the price of freedom, for they have suffered the scars of war.

This legislation would help more groups organize events so that veterans can become more connected to nature and to each other.

When I became Chairman of the Natural Resources Committee earlier this year, I laid out a vision for our public lands with my Republican colleagues that was focused on increasing access.

I think it could be very beneficial to our children, as they grow up, to have those outdoor experiences, as well.

As a former Navy helicopter pilot, I know that she understands how difficult it can be for our country's veterans to return to civilian life.