I apologize to the witness, Dr. Warren, for the rude and disrespectful behavior of the chair.

So, in fact, whereas we heard a lot about 'drill, baby, drill' under prior administrations, the actual evidence shows that production has expanded under this administration where it actually hadn't under previous administrations.

if House Republicans or if anyone has a problem with our environmental laws, they ought to make--take the initiative to change the law.

the threats to our consumers, the threats to our constituents, and possibly very, very effective ways to combat them.

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