Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Our federal public lands boast some of the nation's greatest solar, wind and geothermal potential.

Thank you. And lastly, one of the things I have been very encouraged about, even in this term, is how geothermal is emerging as a bipartisan priority.

Thank you. And I understand that supercritical or superhot rock geothermal also has unique potential to provide significant, firm, baseload power with minimal emissions and a relatively small footprint.

During this transition from fossil fuels and a predominantly fossil fuel-reliant economy to the transition to renewable and clean energy sources, one of our essential focuses is making sure that oil and gas workers are not left behind.

As policymakers, we have the power and responsibility to act.

But we do not have to accept an unlivable planet.

Climate change is here, and it is putting Americans' lives in danger.

As we all have experienced, this summer has been the hottest ever recorded in Washington, DC.

Some states may wish to use funding to measure emissions from every emitting well before plugging.

A Representative in Congress from the State of New York.

If you think that's going to be an easy transition, I'm here to tell you that a huge amount of the donor class, and a huge amount of these elites, and a huge amount of these folks in these rooms that I see that are pushing for President…

We need to understand a very simple economic concept called 'externalities.'

There are people and organizations and companies responsible for this. DuPont and 3M are two of the largest corporations that were responsible for PFAS dumping in the United States.

What that is a shadow screen for is a term otherwise known as 'profit'--Wall Street profit, very often.

I want us to be clear about that.

When we see institutions of power... that somehow anti-White discrimination, anti-male discrimination...

Aspirations are not antithetical or in any way a violation of Title VII under our Court's precedence...

It seems to be that the argument is that seeking to have 30 percent of your hires be people of color is anti-White discrimination.

Thank you so much, Mr. Chairman. Ms. Ocasio-Cortez. I found some of the opening statements quite interesting that we heard from our witnesses here today, plenty of claims being thrown out there.

I would like to seek unanimous consent to enter into the record this follow-up letter from 21 AGs.

When we see institutions of power, and that is reflected in almost any institutional organization of power, and when we even just try to have the basic acknowledgement that it would be good to encourage not an unreflective body, not…

I think the question here is not whether people can file complaints and charges with the EEOC. It is who is filing them and why, and the aspirations themselves are consistent with our goals.

What I can say is what is factually accurate around the state of our laws, and that is aspirations are not unconstitutional.

A company, a large company, perhaps a company like Disney or any other employer, aspiring to maybe have about 30 percent of new hires and having a goal of 30 percent of new hires being from diverse backgrounds or people of color, and the…

Thank you so much Mr. Chairman. Throughout history, Americans have fought for and championed civil rights.