"It's nuts that we're talking about reinvesting in fossil fuels while wealthier areas are already putting their money in wind so they can make clean energy, create jobs, and keep their people safe."
"Today's hearing is an opportunity to examine the Federal offshore oil and gas program."
"We have an obligation to make our public lands part of the solution to the climate crisis, rather than the problem."
"The urgency to address Federal fossil fuel development is undeniable as we endure the sixth straight week of record-breaking heat waves."
"As it stands, the United States is the world's No. 1 producer of oil and gas, and the second highest emitter of greenhouse gas pollution."
"The current arguments characterizing energy independence lose credibility when you discover that the United States is currently exporting 50 percent more oil and gas than we did in 2019."
"Our public lands and waters contribute nearly a quarter to those emissions."
"We owe American workers energy stability and protection, not hollow promises."
"It is important to have that data so we can get people the help that they need sooner than wait for them to die."
"And for emphasis, since releasing the 2022 National Drug Control Strategy, what are some of the successes of the ONDCP's whole of government approach?"
"Dr. Gupta, how does the ONDCP utilize its unique cross Agency structure to effectively combat the addiction crisis?"