The time frame for bringing a nuclear reactor online is unforgivably long and so we must work together to make sure that we can make it more time-sensitive.

I appreciate that, and I get that, and I am sorry to interrupt you. I was kind of hoping that you could just say 'yes' or 'no.'

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to retire coal preference right lease applications for which the Secretary has made an affirmative commercial quantities determination.

How does delaying this bill moving forward advance that conclusion? Would you like to have the bill written so it uses a specific number?

I have been here long enough to know that, when the Administration comes in with a statement that says we would like to continue to work with the sponsors, that is code, and that is code for, 'We don't like this bill, but we don't want to…

It is a little bit like me being a parent and, when my daughter would ask me for something, I would say, 'We will see.'

So when you say the money is coming from Federal land elsewhere, it is coming from--I am the 'elsewhere.' It is from Wyoming.

H.R. 5176 is essential to fulfill our Federal obligation to the Navajo Nation.

Well, you know what? Time is kind of a'wasting. You know, we are down to the wire here. So my time is expired. But, man, I would just like to get this done.

This bill doesn't have anything to do with Wyoming. This has to do with trying to help out the Navajo and trying to get Ark Land Company's property rights monetized.

H.R. 5176, co-sponsored by Mrs. Lummis.

I think that is an indication that it is not working well any more, and it is in need of reforms.

Today, the Energy and Oversight Subcommittees will inquire about the characteristics and behavior of petroleum produced from the Bakken region.

Petroleum from the Bakken region recently passed 1 million barrels per day, which accounts for approximately 12% of total domestic production.

I look forward to further discussion and again thank today's witnesses for participating in today's hearing.

I can't overstate how injurious the mega-settlement was to the implementation of the Endangered Species Act.

The implications of this overreach really are staggering.

I thank the chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee for working with us on this working draft. I also support the Endangered Species Act, and I rise in enthusiastic support of the Endangered Species Act and enthusiastic support…

The EPA admits that the rule will have little or no impact on global warming.

The Clean Air Act does not give the EPA the authority to regulate the electric grid or tell Americans where to set their thermostat.

The implications of this overreach are staggering. The rule has the potential to shut down power plants across the nation, raise energy prices and threaten energy security.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is continuing its regulation rampage, attempting to take control of our nation's electric system without any legal or scientific justification.

The EPA is attempting to take control of our nation's electric system without legal or scientific justification.

They feel like the Government is denying them tax-exempt status that they deserve.

Morale is low in Wyoming because our government has turned against us.