I want to be crystal clear on this. This is our habitat. This is our reef structure.

I have sat in this Chamber, and I have listened to folks debate and raise concerns and problems about the legislation that is before us right now. I have heard people talking about how this is extreme, about how it is a gift to oil and gas…

I want to be clear, I agree with you. There is nothing we want to do that we want to increase the threat to the health and the ecological productivity of the Gulf of Mexico.

If you compared what has been leased under the Biden administration, for example, to the Reagan administration, you had 357 times, 357 times, the acreage for energy production leased under the Ronald Reagan administration than you have had…

I am just irked. It is so removed from the reality of people trying to make a living on the land.

Higher prices, more dependence upon unfriendly countries, higher emissions. All day long, it makes no sense at all.

This is having the biggest impact on those who can least afford it, to where families are literally having to choose among things like groceries, health care, utility costs, filling up their car, and other what I would call false choices.

Have these policies promoted or advanced America's energy security? The answer is no.

Decreasing supply of oil and gas production in the United States doesn't do a damn thing for demand.

Despite the efforts and the description of what is happening, and the impetus, the justification for changes in energy policy, we have seen emissions go up under the Biden administration, whereas they went down under the Trump…

There is going to be a global increase in oil and natural gas demand.

It is no secret that just a few years ago, the United States was effectively energy independent and well on our path toward energy dominance.

For every 1 ton of emissions we have reduced, China has gone up by 5.

If you are not an absentee owner, you are there day to day, operations of what happens on that land.

I don't think I have ever heard anyone in my life say, 'Please bring back the Jimmy Carter energy policy,' ever.

I just continue to be a little bit baffled by what we are seeing with energy policy right now.

We have the resource base, we have the demand surging, moving forward, and we need to provide reliable, affordable supplies of energy to the American consumer.

I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania for promoting this legislation, for carrying it through the committee. Let me provide a little bit of background because I think there has been some confusion here. If we look at occupancy rates of…

I think as an agency of the United States Government, we need to prioritize United States citizens and their needs.

Can I get a commitment that you will please prioritize the work on actually American citizens and outstanding debts there?

I would rather if you didn't say 'continue to' because I feel like it hasn't been dealt with the urgency that it needs to be dealt with.

I know a lot of folks who were excited about the infrastructure bill and the suggestion that it was going to provide increased funds for things like roads and bridges.

Are you seeing similar outcomes in Florida?

Members of this body are so used to me coming up here to talk about all the national championships that LSU has won. Whether it is football, women's basketball, or baseball, we are up here all the time. Well, the good news is that LSU's…

I want to add my voice of strong support to this legislation. There is no question what we have seen in the aviation industry, these near misses, these runway incursions, and safety issues all across the aviation system. As both Ranking…