I see a negative here with a dubious positive over here, and it just seems like there is an agenda that is driving this.

I would love to see them reverse this 1.6 million-acre withdrawal of Federal land in Colorado from energy production.

As a Coloradan, I am really concerned about something that has just happened with BLM.

What has changed, and what will change with this language that you are saying, 'avoiding leasing in areas with sensitive cultural, wildlife, and recreation resources'?

I want to thank Chairman Westerman and also the leadership of my colleague on the House Armed Services Committee, Congressman Jim Moylan.

Those things are all weakening America, and a weak foreign policy is certainly something we don't want to have.

By ensuring fair treatment of COFA citizens and investing in Guam's infrastructure and workforce development, the United States demonstrates its commitment to collaboration.

To prevent this, I support bipartisan efforts to enhance U.S. engagement in the region and support efforts to bolster the security of Guam.

I also urge the Committee to create policies that allow Pacific Island countries to tap into American innovation and entrepreneurship.

Let us work together to preserve peace, win prosperity, and expand opportunity in the Indo-Pacific region.

We are deciding right now whether the 21st century is going to be an American century, just like the 20th century was, with our values, or is this going to be a PRC century.

In 2020, President Biden said, 'I want you to look at my eyes. I guarantee you, I guarantee you, we are going to end fossil fuel.'

Higher energy prices is a regressive tax on middle and lower-income families.

We know now that renewables cannot make up for fossil fuels.

While the global oil market thrives, it is disheartening to witness the absence of investment opportunities here in the United States.

Higher energy prices hurt working families, which is so ironic when I hear the other side profess to sympathize with the struggles of working families.

But the Biden administration would rather forego these good-paying jobs and ship them to our adversarial nations overseas.

If the Biden administration continues to block offshore leasing, these funds will begin to dry up.

If the Department of the Interior does not take the necessary steps now to begin the NEPA process and begin to initiate an offshore oil and gas lease sale in 2024, the United States will fail to hold an offshore lease sale involving the…

I want to thank my colleague from Virginia, Representative Kiggans, for putting forth the Military and Veterans in Parks Act.

Frankly, I believe the role of our Federal agencies is to get out of the way and, instead, partner with these local communities.

So, Ambassador Yun, can more be done in the language and in the deal to create jobs, and infrastructure, and things like this that would prevent China from getting a foothold in the future with the hearts and minds of the people of these…

The United States is not perfect, but we are very generous. And China does not do anything out of generosity.

The fact that China is trying to spread its influence in malign and negative ways makes this even more important.

I have a huge concern that money transfers, as good as they are, as positive as they are, if they are open ended, they may not accomplish what we want them to accomplish.