"The BLM claims that this proposed rule will not have an economic impact on a substantial number of small entities, and thus is not subject to review under the RFA. Do you disagree? And if so, how will small entities be affected economically by this proposed rule?"
"His condemnation of the way that you put that information out and the way that you have left it out there scaring veterans is an embarrassment, quite frankly."
"The COVID-19 pandemic has long been over. President Biden even recognized this reality by signing H.J. Res. 7, which terminates the national emergency declaration."
"I had a whole line of questioning here regarding the blatant lies that you put out in your press release on the Veterans Affairs website."
"I represent Montana, we have a very large veterans population, 10 percent of our population, and we started working on compacts and the reciprocity 10 years ago."
"Do you believe that this withdrawal was proper?"
"As a known former collaborator with ecoterrorists, it is hard for me and many of my constituents to be confident that your decisions are guided by what is best for this country instead of being guided..."
"Will you commit to this body that you will hold the hearings in the communities that are going to be impacted?"
"The Biden administration pulled the leases for purely political reasons."
"In your testimony, you mentioned how your agency manages 700 million acres of mineral estate, yet the Biden administration has just canceled and withdrawn some leasing from some of the most mineral-ri..."
"The United States is the No. 1 consumer of critical minerals, and I feel strongly that we have an obligation and a responsibility to procure those here domestically to serve our needs."