Shouldn't New Yorkers be allowed to decide whether they want to imperil their coastline with oil exploration or if they want to develop sustainable renewable energy resources?
Paul Gosar
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Paul Anthony Gosar is an American politician and dentist serving as the U.S. Representative for Arizona's 4th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, Gosar has been involved in various legislative efforts and has taken positions on issues such as wildlife management and economic policies affecting rural communities. He has been a vocal advocate for his constituents, often addressing concerns related to agriculture and land use in Arizona. Gosar has also been known for his controversial statements and positions on various national issues.
Having seen the stagnation of oil and gas production on Federal land is very worrying, and I think your proposal to turn it over to the states... is a very good way to get around the mismanagement that the BLM doesn't seem to be able to…
These concepts seek to start a conversation about the relationship between states and Federal offshore development.
The energy renaissance in the United States, because of the shale oil and gas revolution, is going to go forward whether this bill happens or not.
Today, the Subcommittee will discuss a written discussion draft that continues a conversation about the relationship between the Federal Government and the states most immediately affected by the development of federally-owned minerals.
While states are highly involved in the offshore lease planning process, they do not have a 'veto' power over lease sales.
What seems to be lost in these initiatives, however, is an acknowledgement that such attempts to strand Federal assets come at the expense of the American taxpayer.
They can actually say: we want a moratorium, and here is what we are willing to pay for it.
Any program that receives this much funding has individual successes proponents can point to. The problem with this program is that the ratio of successes to the failures is far lower with this one than comparable Federal research…
Once again, this is an unauthorized program and it treads on existing jurisdictions at the Department of Energy, specifically, the Office of Science and Applied Energy Research program. It is a program in search of justification. Let's…
The ARPA-E program first began receiving funding through the 2009 Obama stimulus and is currently unauthorized. ARPA-E grew out of those years' overly optimistic perception of the Federal Government's ability to lead in areas of…





