Paul Gosar

I thank the gentleman for his comments. Mr. Chair, I yield as much time as he may consume to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Thompson).

Debbie Lesko has dedicated years of her life to public service, starting back in 2009, when she took the oath as a State legislator from Arizona, and then serving as a member of the Arizona Senate from 2015 to earlier this year. Her…

I think we can't go forward without building some trust through some types of pilots.

I think Congressman Tipton was involved in those last Congress, and others have been as well.

We shouldn't be held to the same standard that people who actually caused the pollution are.

Colorado believes the pursuit of Good Samaritan protections will be immensely helpful in our efforts to remediate the vast quantities of abandoned mine sites in our state.

We are pretty much full-throated advocates for the Clean Water Act at Trout Unlimited--big fans of cold, clean, fishable water.

These NGOs, which include conservation organizations, watershed groups, and industry, are third-party actors with no responsibility for existing damage at AML sites.

Abandoned hardrock mines, also known as 'abandoned mine lands' or AML, were mined and deserted before the era of modern regulations.

We have held several hearings in this Subcommittee on the value of domestic mining.

Today, the Subcommittee will discuss the problem of abandoned hardrock mines and the role that non-government entities can play as a part of the solution.

It has always been a proven aspect that good process builds good policy builds good politics.

Last, but not least, your proposed 5-year offshore plan was a breath of fresh air.

If we don't allow the continued growth of markets, including domestic and export markets, we will not be able to sustain the investment in upstream drilling both for oil and natural gas.

The only comment I have, Mr. Livingston, is in IP, intellectual property. That is kind of problematic now that we are no longer the leader in the world.

Russia fears our ability to break its monopolistic business practices.

Pretty darn close. It is 99.9 percent when you continue to look at outside supply chains.

According to Deputy Secretary of State John McCarrick, 11 European countries relied on Russian gas to meet 75 percent of their heating and electrical generation needs.

The advent of the 'Shale Revolution' in America has revolutionized the way we extract valuable hydrocarbons--leading to lower energy prices and an infusion in the American economy with billions in revenues.

The combination of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracking technologies has also allowed the United States to transition from a position of energy insecurity to energy dominance.

The advent of the Shale Revolution in America has revolutionized the way we extract valuable hydrocarbons, leading to lower energy prices and an infusion into the American economy with billions in revenues.

Just last year, the United States became a net exporter of natural gas for the first time since the 1950s.

The production of natural gas has allowed the United States to become an undeniable force within the global energy market.

Indeed, the United States has become the world's largest producer of natural gas since 2009.

States are not stakeholders. We're sovereign governments, partners who have been involved in--should be involved at the beginning of and throughout the policymaking process.