"The bill also creates new fees on oil, gas, and coal industries, and creates another government payout scheme."
"You are the mayor of the community, the community in which the Willow Project will be put forward, and in the spirit of environmental justice and consultation, you as the community leader were never c..."
"It is very concerning when we have folks coming up talking about environmental justice and consultation and you have a community that was never consulted on the master development plan for the Willow ..."
"I think it is kind of hypocritical that you can pick and choose who you consult with, and it is disappointing."
"To disclose the true impacts we were asking the Interior Department to do is a legitimate thing."
"The mayor of the community has said he was not consulted."
"The hypocrisy here on this particular project is astounding because of not having consultation..."
"Just like previous hearings, the Majority is making an active choice to include U.S. in the title, and consciously choosing to ignore a holistic, global view of carbon."
"Between 2005 and 2020, the United States decreased its CO2 emissions by 24 percent, while global emissions grew by 14 percent."
"It is a fact that a barrel of oil from the Gulf or elsewhere in America is far and away cleaner than our rival exporters like OPEC, plus Russia, or even Canada."
"And despite this unprecedented success, President Biden listened to his radical base and banned oil and gas development on his very first day in office, contributing to skyrocketing gas prices and cri..."
"So, let's be clear about what we are talking about when we consider oil and gas development in the Gulf. We are talking about affordable energy, low emissions, and funding for our treasured conservati..."