I thank the chairman for his support, and I thank Mr. Obernolte for introducing the legislation. I urge adoption of the bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I mean, sure, it would be great, but I don't want to trade one dependency for another.

So, in the short run, we need the oil and gas that is available, whether it is on tribal lands or on Federal lands, and we need it now.

If we would work more closely with tribes, if we would truly adhere to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, if we would be more aggressive with the Tribal Forest Protection Act, then we would see not only better…

the natural gas that we produce here in the United States is 40 percent cleaner than the gas that Putin produces.

While the subject of today's hearing is important to me and many who are on this WebEx, there is a subject that is being ignored that is far more important that we should all be discussing.

I request that we start having hearings on domestic energy production and how this Committee can be proactive in getting more of our energy resources--and not just energy, but minerals and elements, as well--into the marketplace.

But at some point, somebody has to be able to make the decision.

We are getting ready for another unprecedented fire season, and we are to blame for that.

As we witness an evil empire trying to remake itself, I reflect on Mrs. Bolin's first grade class in my tiny rural school in the heartland of America and, as a 6-year-old living during the Cold War, trying to understand how crouching under…

I urge my colleagues to defeat the previous question so that our legislation can be considered immediately by the House of Representatives. {time} 1245 Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, we…

We urge committee members to advance this important legislation quickly to begin remedying the long history of environmental racism and injustice.