The oil industry is accused of getting subsidies. That is certainly not true.

The time to be bold is now, and I applaud the Chairman's legislation.

The Obama plan put forward the lowest number of lease sales since the Carter Administration.

This is just political spin in Washington that has absolutely no basis in fact.

I mean, this is serious. And the VA has known about this for up to 10 years now?

I thank the chairman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of this legislation. From day one, the Obama administration has inexplicably put up roadblock after roadblock to prevent the construction of the Keystone pipeline, a…

I think, if we are careful, we can do it all.

It's time for Congress to once again move forward with these common sense, job-creating energy plans.

We think that you can do it in an environmentally responsible way, ice roads, ice pads, the highest standards...

President Obama cannot continue to talk about his support for all-of-the-above energy and then continue to pursue policies that actively block all types of energy production on our Federal lands.

if the Federal process were streamlined, as the legislation would lead to, would there be more interest in exploring and developing energy on Federal lands, which I believe would lead to more income to the Treasury and a boost to the…

Today we are meeting on four bills to expand American energy production, create American jobs, cut through bureaucratic red tape.

H.R. 1964, the National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act, would open up the NPR-A to oil and natural gas development.

The Obama Administration has repeatedly claimed it is doing all they can to facilitate conventional and renewable energy development.

Each of the bills we will hear testimony on will take great steps forward to promote domestic energy security.

These restrictive proposed regulations would continue to lock up American resources from development.

H.R. 1964, the 'National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act' would open up the NPR-A to oil and natural gas development.

That's why it's completely unacceptable that the Obama Administration this year finalized a plan to close over half of the NPR-A to energy production.

I am totally opposed to that, and I imagine most of us here are.

I thank the chairman of the full committee for allowing me to speak. I rise in strong support of H.R. 527, the Responsible Helium Administration and Stewardship Act. Our House Natural Resources Committee passed this bipartisan legislation…

I am really concerned about Section 1504.

This Agreement, if implemented correctly, is a rare opportunity to expand U.S. energy production, create new American jobs, and grow our economy...

We must approach this hearing remembering that approval of this Agreement sets an important precedent for other similar transboundary hydrocarbon agreements.

The current absence of legal certainty around hydrocarbon reservoirs that may overlie our maritime boundary with Mexico...

This acreage along our maritime boundary with Mexico seems to be one area where we can agree that exploration and development can and will happen.