Jody Hice

This is a statement of where the party is on the solution for the climate issues, and they believe that we must move to a 100 percent zero emission energy position within 10 years.

The Green New Deal as a resolution is important because it sets forth a precedent, a clear choice for the American people.

I find this farfetched. I can't wrap my head around how this is even possible.

I want to thank you for calling this important hearing and congratulate you for your role as chairman of this committee.

We have got some 70 million individuals that have a criminal record in this country.

Congressman Hice--I saw Congressman Hice earlier. I had the honor of meeting Governor Nathan Deal, who previously led your home state of Georgia.

The opportunity here is great.

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I want to thank you for being here, and recognize your expertise in so many different groups and organizations that supported you being appointed to this position.

This deal calls for a massive mobilization of resources, resources that could be more appropriately used to pay down $11.6 billion in Park Service maintenance backlog.

This resolution does just the opposite.

Unless we take action which includes massively expanding government, ultimately destroying federalism, and restricting individual liberties.

I am extremely disappointed with the direction of this Committee and the Subcommittees in these first few weeks of business.

To meet the Nation's power needs entirely with clean energy would require almost 500,000 on- and off-shore wind turbines and over 75 million solar panels, and would cost roughly $7 trillion.

The bottom line: any policy that contributes to energy poverty is a bad one for low income and minority communities.

When the government creates policies, its first priority should be the welfare of the people, especially those impacted the hardest, rather than big business and special interest groups looking for a handout.

In closing, I'm all for protecting the environment and clean energy however until we have figure out a way to harness the sun, wind and water to sustain ourselves, we need to use what we have especially if it can lower energy cost, create…

When the government creates policy, its first priority should be the welfare of the people, especially those impacted the hardest, rather than big businesses and special interests looking for a handout.

Fortunately, our Nation has an abundant supply of natural gas that is the solution to our Nation's energy questions.

It is my hope that today's hearing underscores the need for bold climate action. We must put our differences aside and take the aggressive actions needed to safeguard our planet for future generations.

I would just--Mr. Chairman, all of us want integrity at the voting booth, but if you are somehow implying that only Republicans have been engaged in voter fraud, I challenge that and take great offense at it.

It forces States to automatically register people, which may sound good on the surface, but what this will do is open the floodgates for fraudulent voting.

I strongly disagree with that. Case in point would just simply be the so-called Affordable Care Act was signed into law about 10 years.

I don't think anyone here denies the fact that Russia attempted to meddle in the elections.

So I think the point of that move being very positive in every way without creating the fear and the turmoil that was expected by some is a valid point for what we are doing now.