"I totally understand your concern for the military, and I appreciate your concern for our way of life."
"I would like to acknowledge our new Ranking Member, Representative Ocasio-Cortez."
"I understand the importance of this provision to not only Representative Scalise, but also to my colleague on the Subcommittee, Representative Garret Graves."
"Although we may disagree at times, our Subcommittee leadership has always operated in a bipartisan fashion."
"Welcome, everyone, to the Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee's first legislative hearing of this 118th Congress."
"I thank you very much for your testimony."
"I think we all can agree to allow an [environmental impact study] to go forward [that] lets the facts, the truth and the science dictate a project."
"royalties are dead."
"For the last 4 years, under Democratic control, this Subcommittee has preached a 'keep it in the ground' mantra."
"The Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee will now focus on putting Americans back to work."
"It will focus on reshoring our supply chains to prioritize domestic sources of minerals."