I want to commend my good friend, Representative Van Orden. He and Representative Tiffany, we work closely on these issues.

My friends and colleagues on the other side of the aisle brought up the Inflation Reduction Act. The fact is, that is law, and 90 percent of that money goes to billion-dollar companies in subsidies. This bill we are talking about today is…

My good friends and colleagues on the other side of the aisle make statements that fracking is mostly unregulated and the practice can consume millions of gallons of water. They say this is industry first and that the Republicans look to…

One of the things my good friends and colleagues on the other side of the aisle have stated is that the Big Oil and Gas companies are making record profits, and these bills are essentially tax cuts for Big Oil. That couldn't be further…

My colleagues on the other side of the aisle say that this bill, H.R. 1121, is unnecessary, as the President has not proposed a hydraulic fracturing moratorium. They say it sets a dangerous precedent for limiting the authority of the…

I also have cosponsored the Simplifying Grants Act, which would require Government agencies to simplify the difficult process.

one of my great frustrations with the IIJA was that it was drafted without the input of a single Republican Member of Congress.

the definition in statute for 'rural' is, as you know, 200,000 people or less.

I have helped introduce the Rebuilding Rural Roads Act, which Congressman Finstad from southern Minnesota and I lead.

I really hope you are able to address these concerns with Representative Maloy and commit to supporting the legislation.

Nothing in this bill would allow a geothermal project to move forward without proper environmental reviews.

It is clear that this capital could be put into much better use than being held in escrow by the Department of the Interior.

It is no secret that energy demand, both in the United States and around the world, is going to continue to increase for decades to come.

Thank you very much.

This flawed, renewable-energy-only approach also jeopardizes vital revenue to states and the Federal Government.

We must pursue an all-of-the-above energy approach, and then let the best rise to the top.

So, contrary to what my colleagues on the opposite side of the aisle may claim, the project is still required to undergo the full NEPA review at multiple different points in the process.

If your members had increased access to capital, would it be safe to say that they would likely utilize that capital to increase oil and gas production here in the United States?

We must do more to increase the affordability and accessibility of healthcare. And the EPA regulations just put more people in harm's way.

Management of a species under the ESA was only ever supposed to be temporary. The ESA was intended to protect and rehabilitate species populations.

Last year marked the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act. While it has been a noble effort to protect threatened and endangered species from extinction, it is clear today that the ESA is broken.

H.R. 6784, offered by Congressman Stauber, would accomplish this by allowing the Service to propose 4(d) rules for endangered species.

I find that very concerning.

Only between 2 to 3 percent of species ever listed under the ESA have made it off the list.

Wouldn't you want that additional tool?