"I think being energy independent and, in some cases, energy dominant is in our best interest of the country."
"The last thing my constituents want to do is get up in the morning and think about Washington, D.C., to think about policies that are taking place here in Congress."
"The priority is addressing our holdings first."
"We need to fix our stuff; so the priority in this budget was fixing our stuff first."
"The budget is unacceptable, and I expect my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to reject it."
"We are looking at reorganizing how we do business with Interior because the carp issue is an example."
"if you care about climate change, and if you think climate change is important to the future of our country, then you cannot support the Paris Agreement because it did almost nothing to address the pr..."
"this minimum wage and overtime rule is literally driving small mom and pop businesses out of business, because they cannot do it."
"It seems your intended purpose is to use taxpayer money to reopen a public process with one hand while handicapping public participation with the other."
"The DOI, under your leadership, is now moving toward less public land and less public input which threatens the very fabric of the West."
"We take it personally when we see the federal government using taxpayer dollars to both negate the robust public input we provided while also silencing the valuable citizens advisory councils."