"Reducing emissions from fossil fuel production has been an area of bipartisan agreement on this Subcommittee, and I hope that we can discuss that shared goal during today's hearing."
"For too long, the Gulf Coast has been treated as a sacrifice zone."
"Increasing the ability of underserved communities to use our public lands is absolutely a critical focus of this Administration."
"I wholeheartedly would support your decision to move ahead with any legislation, if that is what you choose to do."
"I have sent an official recommendation to the president to restore the boundaries of Bears Ears National Monument to the boundaries created by President Obama."
"It's deeply meaningful to me as the first Native American Cabinet Secretary to be here on the ancestral homelands..."
"The work you have done on a bipartisan basis to support priorities... is integral to the ability of Interior to meet its mission."
"A ban on oil and gas leasing on federal lands and waters will not reduce global oil and gas production."
"I am so excited to welcome Secretary Deb Haaland to her first hearing since being confirmed as the 54th Secretary of the Interior and the first ever Native American to serve as a Cabinet Secretary."
"the President has introduced."
"the return of science as the foundation for decisionmaking, the focus on climate change, and maintaining healthy ecosystems, all through the lens of environmental justice."
"this budget is a refreshing change from the draconian budgets the committee has received over the last 4 years."