Doug Burgum
The Public Record
U.S. Secretary of the Interior in the Trump administration; formerly Governor of North Dakota (2016–2024).
The United States has got the lowest energy prices than anybody in the world right now.
Some people have said that this administration is ideological. No, we are not ideological. We’re for affordable, we’re for reliable, we’re for secure.
This is a nation that needs energy addition. We need energy addition for our own industries, and for our own companies, and for our own prosperity, and for our own affordability.
Turn the gas into electricity, turn it into intelligence. Ship the product out of North Dakota by a fiber optic cable.
This administration is restoring the Endangered Species Act to its original intent, protecting species through clear, consistent and lawful standards that also respect the livelihoods of Americans who depend on our land and resources.
By rescinding the 2024 rule, we are following the direction set by President Trump to unlock Alaska’s energy potential, create jobs for North Slope communities and strengthen American energy security.
And again, making that investment so we can make sure that we're securing these critical mineral supplies.
They're one of the companies that has mining claims in this area that is remote wilderness right now.
We’ve got a demand curve coming at us in terms of the demand for electricity that is literally going through the roof.
By reducing the royalty rate for coal, increasing coal acres available for leasing and unlocking critical minerals from mine waste, we are strengthening our economy, protecting national security and ensuring that communities from Montana…
Everybody likes to say, ‘drill, baby, drill.’ I know that President Trump has another initiative for us, which is ‘mine, baby, mine,’
Winning the AI arms race doesn’t just take software developers. It takes more electricity.
Overturning the rule protects our American way of life and gives our communities a voice in the land that they depend on.
This decisive action defends the American taxpayer, safeguards our land, and averts what would have been one of the largest, most irresponsible wind projects in the nation.
By reversing the Biden administration’s thoughtless approval of the Lava Ridge Wind Project, we are protecting tens of thousands of acres from harmful wind policy while shielding the interests of rural Idaho communities.
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