"It matters little to the global environment what the United States does to decarbonize its economy."
"We need to be focusing more on what we are going to do in the oceans to be able to increase the phytoplankton content so that we can increase their CO2 capture."
"During that hiatus, during that period of time--seven months--215 people died yesterday from substance abuse."
"I got to tell you, I am really disappointed that it's taken us seven months to have another hearing on this topic."
"We need to regain control, I believe, of this process, instead of whining about what the agencies are doing..."
"I know all those corn growers, as you might imagine, very well."
"I think that process is not very transparent, and I think that is a big part of the problem we have here."
"I respect that, but you saw the list, 86,000 mine jobs, coal mining-related jobs were lost because of those 1,500 regulations..."
"If we don't like something, why don't we change the law? If we have a problem with 1975 CAFE standard, change the law, not whine and complain about it."
"The costs to the American taxpayer to pay for the federal government's delay in opening the Yucca Mountain repository have more than doubled to $35 billion since 2009."
"I appreciate your moving forward on examining legislative reforms that can help to restart this process."