I will not take a back seat when we talk about steel and we talk about mining.

The practical implications of these requirements are devastating.

The American people deserve an honest oil and gas assessment process.

I want to thank you all for being here today to discuss these important pieces of legislation.

The bills we have before us today would continue building on our commitment to an all-of-the-above energy approach, while also reining in executive action that defies logic as well as law.

The current 5-year plan from BOEM offers only three offshore oil and gas lease sales.

We are thrilled with the substance of this legislation, but emphasize the need for proper funding.

Taking politics out of the assessment process, giving BOEM guardrails and direction is imperative for the future of our nation and energy production.

Unfortunately, the Department of the Interior has fumbled management of the state program.

Hearing held on Tuesday, July 23, 2024.

I mean, there is a situation in my hometown where a young girl was--there was an attempted kidnapping.

While Secretary Buttigieg admitted that child slave labor in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for critical minerals needed for electrification is wrong, and he committed to eliminating such horrors in our supply chain, the Secretary…

We know without question that 33 percent of the cobalt is mined by child slave labor and that is a fact. Nobody disputes that.

While Secretary Buttigieg and other elites can endorse electrification and feel good driving their EVs, it is really concerning that these people just shut their eyes and ears off to the world around them because electrification comes at a…

There is a consistent message from this administration that electrification is good for the environment.

I think that, Ms. Arias, you have a tough job selling California standards to the rest of the Nation.

This is about jobs and economy. And you know what, you can follow the rules, meet the emissions, and it will still not be good enough for some people.

This is clearly for political purposes. And it is unconscionable that the American people, our taxpayer money is going towards this.

In my over 5 years representing northern Minnesota, not once, not once has a small business owner come up to me and said the way to improve their business struggles is through increasing voter registration.

The weaponizing of the court system is what you are saying?

the punishment that this administration is putting forth in our small businesses is devastating to our local economy.

Not one small business owner, not one, said we need more regulations.

we are going to find ourselves as a country in deep trouble.

The costs in the manufacturing sector, small manufacturers incur costs of $34,671 per employee per year.

the Biden administration's rule and regs have put forth five times the amount than the Obama administration.