"Today is an exciting day. It will be the first of a new era for this Committee and for this Congress, an era of inclusion, where the diverse voices of the American people are clearly heard in these ha..."
"We will uphold our public lands as a point of pride that all Americans can share and co-own."
"These special places will serve as refuge for our highest values, and as places of growth toward our Nation's future."
"It is time for America to act on climate change, and our public lands are one of the best resources for us to do so."
"Unfortunately, the Trump administration has failed to provide this leadership."
"We will hold up our public lands as a point of pride that all Americans share in and co-own."
"We begin that leadership today as we confront the most pressing issue facing our Nation--climate change."
"Discontinue (and certainly do not expand) the extraction of fossil fuels from Federal lands for use in energy generation."
"I invite the current Congress to have the fortitude your predecessors have lacked."
"We oppose the Administration's proposed offshore leasing and drilling. It would make more than 90 percent of U.S. waters available to oil and gas companies."
"We oppose an attack on Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge that would open one of our planet's truly wild places for drilling."
"now is the time to act on climate change. We can't wait any longer."