Madam Speaker, 2 weeks ago, we were here and heard about how President Biden was going to use every tool at his disposal, every tool, to combat skyrocketing energy costs. Now, this is the same administration that told us the border was…

Mr. Chair, energy security is national security. Proposals like this make us less secure and hand another tool to Russia.

One project in particular, the Willow project within NPR-A, would provide thousands of jobs and crucial funding to address the needs of North Slope communities.

Mr. Hollie keenly noted that energy poverty is a huge issue for minority communities across the country and he urged our Committee to focus on increasing access to affordable energy.

So, do you think, just for the record, sulphur dioxide, nitrous oxide, many of those pollutants like that are down like 80, 90 percent. We really should also recognize the improvements.

So, let's sum this up here. Here we have an effort to take away local control, and we have wealthy environmental groups that want to advance the green fantasy on America where we are only going to run on windmills and solar panels, when we…

Economic justice means justice for those members who live in the community, and they ought to be consulted.

Every single Member on the Democratic side of this Committee voted against it. I never thought child slave labor was a partisan issue.

I think it is a total disservice for all of you to be here suggesting that all of this is being done intentionally because folks are racist.

In America there is only justice, and it is really unfortunate that we see this trying to divide Americans based on something like this rather than us all working together.

Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of one of Minocqua, Wisconsin's, very own, Kevin Bolger, who is headed to the 2022 Winter Olympics. He started skiing in the third grade after following in the footsteps of his older brother. By…