We need a plan to begin reducing our deficit in the short term, not shortsighted giveaways of our most pristine areas.
The Republican Majority is once again looking to drill in the pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska.
Unfortunately, drilling in the Arctic refuge would do very little to reduce our deficit in the next 10 years.
The Republican Majority has opposed repealing unnecessary tax breaks for the oil and gas industry that would generate mo...
The oil and gas industry is swimming profits while our country is swimming in debt.
The top 5 oil companies have made $71 billion dollars just in the first six months of this year.
A $200 million reclamation fee similar to the one that is in Mr. Markey's new legislation, H.R. 3446, would clean up min...
Hardrock mining companies should be required to pay a royalty similar to what other extractive industries pay, a 12.5 pe...
Real and meaningful reform of the 1872 Mining Law is needed to protect both taxpayers and the environment.
We need to not only end polluter subsidies, but also end of the Bush tax cuts that are largely responsible for our curre...
If I may, Mr. Chairman, just to say I felt that we needed this hearing so that the deficit reduction aspect of that hear...