I understand the issue. I understand what tribes are saying, and I respect tribal laws.

If you recall when I first came into Congress, shortly before I was sworn in, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights came out with the Broken Promises report and pretty much laid that out over decades and decades that tribes have been…

Thank you for the opportunity to be here today and offer this testimony, and I look forward to our continued partnership, and I look forward to the conversation that we are going to have today.

I believe very strongly that stakeholders deserve to be heard.

I strongly disagree with the Department's decision-making around this sale and found it particularly disappointing given the extensive commitments to addressing climate change that were made in Glasgow at the COP26 Climate Conference.

The stakes are just too high for the health of our planet and future generations for us to maintain the status quo.

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.

While many of my colleagues and I are passionate supporters of the administration, we will continue to push them to follow the science and use the tools at their disposal to reduce emissions from America's public lands and waters.

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.