This is not just a U.S. problem.

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.

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 represent.

It is an honor to be able to serve alongside you, and welcome to our first Subcommittee of Oversight hearing.

Let me be clear. We cannot mine and permit our way out of this problem.

This is a national security issue. This is an issue that affects every aspect of our economy.

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 and workers of this country.

The future of our country, of our communities, and of our children depends on bipartisan action on this issue.

So clearly, we must come together as a committee to stand up and protect our country from foreign election interference and disinformation.

we should really treat members of the public who come before this body with the due respect that they deserve

the failure of Twitter and other social media companies to moderate political disinformation not only fueled its use in election tampering in 2018 but allowed for election denialism to run rampant in 2020.

I think if you keep those three questions at the forefront of what you are doing, we will get to that future that you described in your comments.