"This is incredibly important, and I hope the American people are watching."
"Every fact here points to the complete failure of President Biden and his policies, or perhaps a better way to describe it is lack of policies."
"And those are the low numbers."
"Our fentanyl deaths in our state have increased dramatically."
"I have introduced recently into the House a bill that would actually reimburse states."
"H.R. 7004 would amend the Mineral Leasing Act in each place that 'gilsonite' is mentioned, to replace it with the appropriate generic terms, 'asphaltite.'"
"I am incredibly proud of Utah's mining industry, as opposed to what you might have heard so far in this meeting."
"I would love to have you and any Member from this Committee, actually, to Zion's National Park to talk about these issues in a realistic way."
"The Mineral Leasing Act needs to be updated to ensure this critical mineral is produced in the United States, as opposed to similar but inferior products from our adversaries."
"We should be proud of our resources and the ability to share them with the world in a responsible way."
"I especially want to thank Congressman John Curtis, who sponsored the bill I am here to discuss."
"Do you think this project would have been completed if it were not for the private company coming in and leading the project, or would the work have ended up on the Forest Service's project backlog?"