"I'll continue to support efforts preserving the right of parents to determine their kids' education."
"President Biden is on television bragging about his economic performance when Americans can't afford groceries and gasoline."
"Our nation is over $32 trillion in debt, yet this Committee is holding the 11th hearing on climate change."
"There isn't a single expert in this room who is qualified as a climate scientist who attribute those estimates and anecdotes expressly to climate change."
"I fought for renewable energy long before climate change became such a political popular topic."
"Americans don't want and can't seem to afford the dramatic shift to expensive electric vehicles, and a 79 percent fossil fuel energy mix can't change overnight."
"Biden has prioritized preferred green energy projects by government subsidies, and concerted regulatory effort to end fossil fuels."
"This is no longer a republican issue, and I'm almost surprised in many ways that republicans pitch permitting reform, as it should be coming from the other side."
"This is an apolitical science based issue, and we are using the process as a rhetorical tool to stop the projects that you don't like."
"I keep thinking about both what you said about taxing billionaires, and what he was talking about."
"Social Security solvency is exactly the kind of subject the Budget Committee ought to be reviewing."
"The truth is that taxes on the rich alone won't save Social Security for our children and grandchildren."