When you talk about climate, because our water challenges and shortages in the West are not driven by the Endangered Species Act, radical environmentalists, or the deep state--in fact, the principal driving force is climate change.

Sadly, although we would have loved for this to be truly bipartisan, we did not have the support of most Republicans on this Committee.

We passed the most significant climate change investment in history, and that included $4 billion for drought mitigation, $550 million for tribal drinking water projects, $2.6 billion for habitat resilience and fisheries science.

I will go ahead and say you are welcome, because during the 117th Congress, Democrats enacted real, sustainable solutions that improve water access for American households, the environment, fishermen, and the agricultural industry.

I remember asking an individual who wasn't supportive of the industry--I said: How are you going to make this up?

Whenever oil and gas drops, historically we have gone to schools first.

If you see reduced oil production in New Mexico, that you may see cuts in education and health care?

As a member of both the Natural Resources and Armed Services Committee, I agree that securing our supply of critical minerals is a national security concern.

To make our nation secure, we must proactively plan also for the future.

The 2022 National Defense Strategy focuses on strategic competition to counter China's growing multi-domain challenges and Russia's persistent aggression.

We need a permitting system that allows clean energy projects to move forward in a timely way, but we can do that while still making sure that impacted communities have a chance to participate in the process, and protect the air and water…

special operations forces are at an inflection point.

I look forward to working with you in a bipartisan manner to continue the great work that we started last year.

Sinema is once again putting her own interests ahead of getting things done for Arizonans.

It requires the establishment of a civilian protection center of excellence and provides $25 million to implement the civilian harm mitigation response plan. Finally, and more importantly, I thank my subcommittee ranking member, Trent…

passing the Puerto Rican Status Act out of this Committee was a big step in the right direction.

the continued question of Puerto Rico's status has hindered Federal assistance programs for years, and will continue to do so until it is resolved.

upholding the trust responsibility isn't about convenience. It is about complying with the treaty obligations.

the Castro-Huerta decision makes this task even more difficult by undermining tribal sovereignty and unraveling hundreds of years of precedent.

This has been kind of the creeping level of slow-moving fascism that has been really injecting the Republican Party for a while.

I think the President has been holding back and I think he`s been holding back because you know, he is a man of goodwill and wants to give people the benefit of doubt.

We should never ever run away from defending democracy. It’s something that I think we`ll always be proud of.

These aren`t normal Republicans. The Republican Party has been taken over and they are a threat to democracy.

The fact that, you know, we’re returning that the rights of women to choose what to do with their body after 50 years, it’s something that we just cannot let go.

And right now, we have a party that at its core, the Republican Party that is authoritarian. And if given power, they will use that power to wield it against their enemies, against corporations they don’t like, against organizations they…