Paul Gosar

I support the prompt approval of pending applications to conduct environmentally safe seismic exploration in the Atlantic.

There is strong support across the country for opening up new areas in the Arctic, Gulf of Mexico, and the Atlantic.

Lifting regulations on the oil and gas industry, while giving them more of our oceans to play with is a dangerous combination, and I fear it would just be a matter of time before we see a repeat of that horrible day 7 years ago.

The new Administration's 'America First' initiative seeks to reverse the prior administration's stunted approach to domestic energy production.

This revenue source has fallen dramatically over the past 8 years due to the prior administration's hostile position toward harnessing our offshore energy potential.

Federal leasing revenues for 2016 totaled $2.8 billion, with portions going to states and coastal communities.

America's offshore industry produces 20 percent of our Nation's domestic oil supply from the OCS, and directly employs 300,000 Americans.

The Department of the Interior will be a better neighbor in the new Trump administration.

Our leasing and drilling decisions should be determined by geology, not shifting partisan politics.

So, plenty of access to have opportunity to voice your opinion?

How would they be considered differently?

I thank the gentleman. I thank the panel for their testimony.

I write to convey my strong support for including the Atlantic in the 2019-2024 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program.

In connection with your July 12, 2017 hearing on 'Evaluating Federal Offshore Oil and Gas Development on the Outer Continental Shelf,' I wish to convey JMI's support for North American energy by including the Atlantic in the 2019-2024…

I fully support the expansion of revenue-sharing to states beyond the Gulf of Mexico, including Florida.

These shared revenues are used to fund schools, coastal restoration, and infrastructure projects throughout each receiving state, fortifying their economies and providing jobs across the Gulf Coast.

We are grateful for the opportunity to re-evaluate the management of our Nation's offshore resources, and look forward to a strong, respectful conversation on these issues.

In order to do the work properly we need to get those filled, so I would nudge a notice to our Senate colleagues to get those actually confirmed and filled.

I thank the panel for their testimony.

It is critical that we evaluate these obstacles to access to ensure a fair return to the American people.

Despite the complications and inefficiencies of leasing and permitting under the previous administration, we are confident that the new Administration will take the time to carefully examine and optimize the BLM's processes.

The current Federal oil and gas leasing and permitting processes are fraught with uncertainty, duplication, and delay.

Federal mineral estates are owned by all Americans, and the Bureau of Land Management is obligated to responsibly manage and develop these valuable resources.

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It is too expensive for us to put these people in a prison when there are other, better alternatives to handle these folks.