Mr. Chairman, thank you for the opportunity to introduce this bill, and I thank the Committee for holding this hearing today.
Before I do, Mr. Soto, I think you just explained why maybe we have a $33.6 trillion debt. It is that giant sinkhole. All the money is going...
Securing American energy independence should be a top priority for Congress.
Because your company has done, I assume, projects both on Federal land and probably on private or state land.
New York has some geography between it and the southern border, and so does my home state of Idaho.
I can only imagine the drastic impact on states closer in proximity.
I appreciate your leadership in taking the right step in Natural Resources.
And they probably lost their sense of humor on accommodating more migrants until we deal with that problem.
This is not a priority for this Administration.
We need to get it together on the border where it starts.
Not only does it violate your sovereignty, but it, certainly in my opinion, placates the problem we have on the southern border.