Doug Lamborn

If we are going to have an open and honest discussion about the energy needs of this country, a necessary part of that dialog must be dedicated to how that energy gets from point A to point B.

I would just conclude by saying that we are being taken for suckers if we are expected to keep up one end of a bargain and we are dealing with a country that, in so many cases, is not keeping their end of the bargain. That is why this…

If the gentleman will continue to yield, I thought that it was better timing to do it in this particular venue because we had other things going on in committee.

Ms. Goldfuss, you said that your revised draft guidance 'is not a rule or regulation, and is not legally enforceable.'

If all of the climate models that Ms. Goldfuss and others do adhere to were correct, are you still saying that a single country, or a single project within a country, like a particular electrical generating coal-fired power plant, is going…

I want to commend you. You had an excellent reputation, your whole organization, and you did an exemplary job.

We want those assessments to be as accurate as possible.

Today, the subcommittee is meeting to discuss H.R. 1937, the 'National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2015' that was introduced on Wednesday, April 22, 2015, by Congressman Mark Amodei and 37 original co-sponsors.

I would like to enter into the record a recent letter led by Senators Mark Warner of Virginia and Tim Scott of South Carolina that expresses support for offshore energy development in the Mid- and South Atlantic, and revenue sharing for…

Bottom line, an aggressive offshore leasing strategy would clearly demonstrate a true commitment to OCS oil and gas production in the United States.

Yet the actions of this administration dictate otherwise.

If BOEM truly wanted to show that the United States is committed to more offshore production, we would be seeing a path toward streamlining the seismic permitting process.

This is not a demonstration of commitment to more oil and gas production.

This does not look like commitment to more production on Federal lands.

I bring it up because the Administration often says it is 'committed' to promoting oil and gas production on Federal lands.

There has to be accountability, we have to change the way things are done in the future.

I back up my Chairman's position a hundred percent. I am still staggered and stunned by what is going on.

I have a real problem with the two major limitations that the President has put into his proposed language: a limitation on time and a limitation on scope.

I have got a real problem with that.

I am really concerned that, just this week, President Barack Obama was interviewed and compared fighting ISIS to a big-city mayor fighting crime.

And I have 100,000 veterans in my district and almost that many dependents and other family members.

Good. And I hope that means fewer people doing the same job which means less budget dollars going to personnel.

I am disappointed that the time line seems to be slipping.

I will do everything I can to make sure that those funds are in the budget and I will work with other folks to try to achieve that.

When he was first saying the Army Corps of Engineers need to be brought in, a lot of people didn't believe him.