Thank you, Mr. Chair. And thank you, Secretary. I just have to commend you on your grace and your temperament.

The climate crisis is clearly here, and it is not shy.

I urge you to give all communities a seat at the table, not just the ones that fit your narrative.

I ask unanimous consent to submit into the record a recent New York Times article showing that... there has been no surge of violence and crime since April 2022.

When President Biden took office, he made a pledge to close the book on the climate denialism of the previous administration.

Big Oil has gotten very good at passing the costs of their business onto the public.

I am so concerned I am planning to send a letter to BOEM requesting that they finally end the practice of categorically excluding offshore rigs from environmental reviews.

Nothing could be further from the truth. American oil and gas production is at all-time highs.

I will say this Committee does love to pick on California, but that is OK. We have thick skin.

This is bipartisanship at work. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

This final rule is a great step in the right direction.