"I find this very deeply troubling, and I support the amendment from our Ranking Member."
"I hope and am optimistic that we will find opportunities for bipartisan collaboration."
"We need a multi-pronged approach."
"This is a national security issue. This is an issue that affects every aspect of our economy."
"These issues that we cover in the Natural Resources Committee at large, and especially the oversight that we do in this Committee, are of great personal concern to me and to the communities that I rep..."
"It is absolutely critical that our workers, our unions, and our communities have a strong voice in every aspect of how we plan those local, regional, and national economies."
"Let me be clear. We cannot mine and permit our way out of this problem."
"I understand very intimately, because of my own family history, how big, international, global issues around our domestic production of minerals and fossil fuel production really affects the families ..."
"It is an honor to be able to serve alongside you, and welcome to our first Subcommittee of Oversight hearing."
"I don't think anyone in this room wants to return to an era when we had rivers on fire, when smelters were poisoning children and communities across the country."
"The future of our country, of our communities, and of our children depends on bipartisan action on this issue."