Alan Lowenthal: “I appreciate that this can be somewhat of an expense.”

We are also concerned that the administration has not been forthcoming with the public about its reasons for moving forward with Lease Sale 257.

Gulf Coast communities are also on the front lines of climate change, and sea-level rise, erosion, flooding, and more powerful storms will continue to wreak havoc until we reduce our emissions.

I look forward to the testimony from our witnesses.

I thank my colleague, Representative Cartwright, for introducing this important bipartisan legislation and working to build such an impressive coalition of support. I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on H.R. 7283, and I reserve the…