Garret Graves

This legislation does not take away the right for judicial action. It doesn't. It absolutely does not.

I had a meeting with Mr. Deese and Secretary Kerry, where they explicitly discussed litigation reform, they explicitly discussed NEPA reform.

When are Democrats going to show up for business of the American people?

We are going to have to triple it in order to facilitate, in order to realize the 'benefits' of this energy transition.

The average environmental review takes approximately 7 years.

We all benefit from the investments prior generations made in our nation's electric system. It is now our turn to build on those efforts for future generations.

The BUILDER Act, introduced by Representative Garret Graves, includes many provisions that would address these priority recommendations and would greatly improve the NEPA process.

It is really offensive that they wouldn't even show up for a hearing on the Committee that has jurisdiction over many of their actions.

It stops frivolous lawsuits. And at the end of the day, Mr. Chairman, most importantly, it helps us move forward on projects that actually achieve outcomes that are positive.

I think that each of your opening statements indicated the need for fundamental reform to our permitting process, our regulatory process.

Delays in the NEPA process are costing billions of dollars in energy investment.

The BUILDER Act brings much-needed reform to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

The TAP Act discussion draft provides a sensible roadmap to renew our nation's commitment to onshore and offshore leasing of oil and natural gas.

Now imagine if you are disabled or a differently-abled passenger.

It's no secret that, as Members of Congress, we fly a lot.

I think the point Mr. Rossetti just made is absolutely key, that ensuring that the technologies that the Federal Government is involved in, that there is a path to economic sustainability because that is the only way that you achieve a…

This idea that this--this is one of the lowest hurricane-- instances of hurricanes in hurricane season in a long time--we went one 12-year period where we didn't have really any significant hurricanes--that even the Intergovernmental Panel…

If we are going to truly address climate change, we have got to stay focused on emissions.

And throwing more money at it is not the answer.

So, once again, a science-uninformed bill that once again the Committee is putting forth.

Yet, we are watching this Administration go out and ask Venezuela, ask Iran and other countries for energy.

Every action that this Administration has taken virtually, has added up and resulted in greater greenhouse gas emissions.

It weakens NATO because our European friends, our NATO allies in Europe, they need additional conventional energy sources.

This is once again another piece of legislation that completely ignores facts. It ignores science, it ignores data.

These are boneheaded decisions that are clearly outside of the scope of the Clean Water Act.