"I think that is a very strong return on investment for the appropriations that you all have received."
"the investments made possible from those funding bills have allowed the Biden administration to support sustainable management and restoration"
"When we hear about the need to add this mineral or that mineral to the Critical Minerals List, it is usually framed as a way to boost new domestic mining of that mineral."
"I am concerned that the urgency of the climate crisis is being co-opted by extractive industries to repeat harmful forms of development."
"The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, and the Office of Natural Resources Revenue are agencies critical to helping our country achieve our climate ..."
"Standing up for the offshore wind industry is absolutely necessary if we are to stave off the worst impacts of climate change."
"We have always known that further propping up the Big Oil industry is not in the best interest of the American people."
"The safety of our communities must be prioritized, especially the Black, Brown, Indigenous, and low-income communities that are disproportionately burdened with pollution."
"One side of this debate, a Federal agency works to ensure a fair return for the American people, and the other side, the extractive industries, have profit in mind."
"The amount of money Sheffield squeezed out of working families, according to his own estimates, conservatively, was between $2.7 and $4 billion in 2023 alone."
"Instead, gas prices may have been inflated because of illegal manipulation of oil markets."
"I would hope that my colleagues from across the aisle would join me in this pursuit to ensure that is the case."