Rather than maintaining the status quo and propping up the fossil fuel industry, let's invest in the cleanup of the thousands of miles of abandoned pipelines and countless abandoned wells and rigs to create jobs and protect the environment.

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.

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?

The Department of the Interior has an obligation to the American people to ensure that it receives a fair return on its shared resources.

We owe American workers energy stability and protection, not hollow promises.

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.

Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez pointed to the boom-and-bust cycle of our industry and the layoffs that have occurred.

The United States is the world's largest historic emitter of greenhouse gasses. We have a debt to pay.

It is my understanding that, currently, you all do not have, and consequently we do not have, real-data on overdoses happening in the United States, including non-fatal overdoses.

And to put a finer point on it, when there is a requirement for any agency or company to--or any agency to notify Congress, do they contact the chairman of a committee?

I have seen it personally, and I have also seen the notification requirements to Congress abused.