Imagine a gigantic banquet. Hundreds of millions of people come to eat. They eat and drink to their hearts' content . . . Then, one day, a man arrives . . . holding the bill.

I would like to begin with a quote from a book written by one of our witnesses today.

I have great confidence in her leadership, and as she knows I very much look forward to working with her.

I ask unanimous consent to enter in the record two copies of the same letter, one in English and one in Spanish.

All of us who care about political freedom--and I believe that is all Americans--should do everything we can to support our climate scientists, and to act to prevent the threats they have so clearly documented.

Absolutely not. Any person who would make such a claim is either ignorant of the state of climate science or fails to understand its implications.

Mr. Speaker, I have no other speakers. Let me thank my colleague, Mr. Gallego, for his support and his eloquent statements. And to Mr. Ryan, thank you again for expediting and having this vote today. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance…

We should not be playing Russian roulette with our environment and coastal tourism economies.

the issue of civil and criminal penalties increasing the issue of raising the liability limits, and the consequential fines of violations of regulation all being something that he felt was very important in the comprehensive look at safety…

We should be moving toward renewable, carbon-free technologies like solar, geothermal, and offshore wind.

Unfortunately, the title of this hearing, and the testimony of some of today's witnesses makes me feel like it is a big pat-on-the-back session, rather than real oversight.