Clay Higgins actually said...

"Let's have no illusion about the point of today's hearing. The majority has called this meeting for the sole purpose of condemning the oil and gas and petrochemical industry."

"We should not call for radical proposals that end fossil fuel. We should be working internationally to bring American industry, ingenuity and standards to other countries."

"It is our responsibility to address these challenges within the parameters of our constitution, and based upon a sober interpretation of the science as it is available to us."

"I support these private investments by industry and by other organizations. An all-of-the-above energy strategy should be our path."