"The November Gulf of Mexico lease sale... demonstrates that the Biden administration has not yet found the political courage necessary to confront the realities of climate change."
"As such, building even one new oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico will deepen the climate crisis, disproportionately imperiling low-income communities and communities of color in the process."
"Reducing emissions from fossil fuel production has been an area of bipartisan agreement on this Subcommittee."
"We are shocked by this administration's decision to sell 80 million acres of public waters to ExxonMobil, BP, and other polluters less than a week after COP26."
"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."
"The Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources will come to order."
"To protect the nation from catastrophic climate impacts, and to ensure this administration continues to meet its historic commitments to environmental and racial justice, we urge you to immediately re..."
"We are also concerned that the administration has not been forthcoming with the public about its reasons for moving forward with Lease Sale 257."
"Both Congress and the Biden administration must do more to ensure that the management of our public waters aligns with the commitment to reduce emissions."
"Burning the oil and gas that the Department of the Interior projected to be developed as a result of Lease Sale 257 would be the equivalent of building 130 new coal-powered plants."
"Thank you for keeping our WRDA needs front and center."