Jeff Duncan

I represent a very pro-military district, but I will tell you that I have been here a long time, and I voted for the first war in Iraq because I heard about Saddam Hussein's elite troops and how great a threat they were, and then I saw…

The easiest thing in the world is to spend other people's money, and unfortunately, we have seen over and over and over and over again that there apparently are no fiscal conservatives at the Pentagon.

We look forward to working with you to ensure that exploration and production of our natural resources continues to move America to energy security in the 21st Century.

With the formation of the 2017-2022 Five Year Program, this administration will be responsible for a decade of offshore lease planning.

It is our sincere hope that you will demonstrate a similar commitment to our nation's energy future.

We cannot afford to pass up this pivotal opportunity to expand safe and responsible OCS energy development.

When can we expect the next 5-year plan for oil and gas lease sales to come out?

While the Department of the Interior concludes the planning period for the 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf...

Well, just very briefly. And, Mr. Chairman, I want to thank you for calling this hearing, the abuse of these vehicles and these fuel cards, this is something that could be very easily abused.

What this white paper looks like, and maybe I'd have a better understanding if you would provide to us a copy of the legal paper.

Will we ever learn? I just hope that that lesson, that incumbent the cost of American lives through an act of terror backed by Iran.

They're the world's largest state sponsor of terrorism and we just gave them billions of dollars, upwards of $150 billion which they could possibly use to continue to export terrorism around the globe.

Secretary Kerry, you seem to have an affinity for Iran that I don't share. Going back to 1979, Iran has shown a strong animosity for America.

I think Congress is flying blind, and I do not believe we should take any action until we truly know an audited financial picture of the Commonwealth.

I believe bankruptcy will actually close access to financial markets for Puerto Rico for an indeterminate number of years.

I hope that Iran continues to comply. I hope that they don't have a nuclear weapon because the consequences are dire.

I think it points to actually negotiating in bad faith in December before an Omnibus if the State Department feels like they are going to go around the will of Congress.

The disturbing potential links of Zika causing microcephaly in unborn babies and GBS syndrome in some individuals has created panic around the region.

The Zika virus, virtually unknown in the Western Hemisphere until the first reported case was on Easter Island, west of Chile in February 2014.

I think it looks like a way to rationalize getting around the intent of Congress.

I would like to submit this for the record and ask all the committee Members to actually read this at some point.

During the negotiations, there were proposed exemptions for journalists, relief workers, business and humanitarian travel, and they were rejected.

I have never seen an individual act with such arrogance as Mr. Shkreli.

Don't you see that if a small company or an individual comes up with some miraculous drug, that they would be forced to sell out to some big drug giant to get a drug to market with those kinds of costs?

I think you need to do much more to hold down these costs.