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 halls.

We oppose an attack on Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge that would open one of our planet's truly wild places for drilling.

Discontinue (and certainly do not expand) the extraction of fossil fuels from Federal lands for use in energy generation.

We will hold up our public lands as a point of pride that all Americans share in and co-own.

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.

We should not be allowing decisions to be made that are not going to be effective for what we want our government to be doing for us.

We will uphold our public lands as a point of pride that all Americans can share and co-own.

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.

It is imperative that we hear the best science, and that we understand the impacts so that we can begin to act on climate change.

I walk to work every day. Just letting you know that. And I haven't used a plastic disposable water bottle since I have been here on Capitol Hill.

I believe it is essential that we focus on environmental justice as we make this transition to reduce our carbon footprint.