Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

This is just one of the most classic textbook conflicts of interest, and it would, frankly, be a scandal if he did not recuse himself.

I think it's very clear Clarence Thomas, and rather his wife Ginni, participated in the events of January 6.

And then, to kick it off, five days after he kills pharmacy benefit manager reform, we get this tweet from Elon Musk: ‘What is a “pharmacy benefit manager?”’

Republicans are in support, Democrats are in support — so what happened? Well, on December 15th, at 4:15 in the morning, Elon Musk began firing off a barrage of social media posts opposing pharmacy benefit manager reform.

It is really a chaotic time. So, it is a bit strange, I think, for this Committee... to be holding a hearing on space mining based on an aspiration that is possibly decades down the line, while our country is facing real crises.

If we actually want to reduce the energy burden on American families, we need to end our reliance on fossil fuels.

One might look to cut private industry profits or to halt fossil fuel exports so that Americans can see the benefits of our energy production.

The money made from oil and gas production isn't even going to everyday Americans' pockets. It is lining the pockets of oil and gas executives.

If more fossil fuel production meant lower costs, why is it that today, while American oil and gas production is at a record high, home energy costs continue to go up?

This bill takes a completely upside-down view of energy and security, tying fossil fuel production at one end of the supply chain to the energy prices we pay at the other end.

But H.R. 5482 is far from the answer to this. While sponsors say this bill will help low-income and over-burdened minority communities, everything in this bill is structured to help one constituency, and that is fossil fuel companies and…

Energy insecurity is a problem in the United States. In a 2023 Census Bureau survey, more than one in four households in the United States said they had difficulty paying their energy bills.

We must reintroduce the ban on oil exports and expand to increase a ban on fracked gas exports.

The energy poverty bill, only supports one industry.

If we truly care about climate change, and we care about this environment and we care about this planet, that we are moving forward based on decisions that actually make sense.

How they over-promise on the benefits of extractive projects, and then they under-estimate or completely neglect harm to local communities.

Just tell me about the good things. Correct?

It is just a benefit analysis.

So, this isn't even about a cost benefit analysis at all, correct?

What we are seeing here is that the drafters of this bill make it very clear which industries they are concerned about.

But we should be taking a closer look.

I agree with my colleagues across the aisle that it is essential for policymakers to take seriously how energy policies are going to affect the energy prices that are faced by everyday Americans.

And I am supposed to believe that this is who is looking out for my best interests? I think not.

I do not believe we are sitting here in a panel of men that has actually thought about the biology and privacy consequences of all women, trans or cisgender, here.

We are talking about opening up all women and girls to genital examinations when they are underage.