I thank the witness for his testimony. And one of the things that I very much appreciate is that you brought actual solutions and ideas of how you see things that can be fixed and addressed in addressing this program.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and I am grateful for all of the work that has gone into this bill, and more particularly for the discussions that I have had with Chairman Westerman in developing this legislation.

H.R. 7375, offered by Congresswoman Hageman, amends a provision of the Mineral Leasing Act...

The misnamed Inflation Reduction Act created many structural flaws regarding energy production and permitting, resulting in impracticalities and confusion on how to implement EOIs and other fees.

Again, I want to thank each of you for being here today and providing the testimony that you have, working with us to put forth a bill that is actually going to succeed at recovering species, rather than being used as a zoning mechanism to…

I led on a letter to the SEC with 31 other Members in the House, expressing strong opposition to the process and the proposal itself.

I want to make sure that agencies like the BLM are actually having to quantify the costs associated with the decisions that they make.

Forty-eight percent of the surface estate in the state of Wyoming is owned by the Federal Government.

I truly believe that that is where the success for our tribes and our tribal members are going to come from, it is going to come from you, not the Department of the Interior or the bureaucracy back here.

I think that is of grave concern, and something that the American people should understand.

the war on coal, the war on oil and gas, the war on affordable energy is affecting everyone in this country.

Tribes have consistently sought to diversify their tribal economies through various means.

Since the 1970s, the Federal Government has embraced a tribal policy of self-determination.

I think it is absolutely critical that our tribes take responsibility for their circumstances, and that we also make sure that they have the freedom, the ability, and the resources to do what you need to do in terms of taking care of your…

Every local, state, Federal, and tribal government knows that a diverse economy is healthy and resilient.

Obviously, this is something that was one of the most dangerous rules I have ever seen, and I am pleased that the New York Stock Exchange saw the light and withdrew it.

I am a proud co-sponsor of this legislation, as it allows for greater flexibility while also protecting development and recreational activities when there is no correlation between those activities and the health of a particular species.

the current failure to defend Federal borderlands and secure the southern border is impacting you.

The attempted weaponization of the Federal Government during the Trump Administration, or even more frightening, the extreme weaponization of the Federal Government that the former President has told us he will do if he is reelected.

the upscaling of AI technology can provide censorship operations.

As for kids in cages, again, that was President Obama.

The only President who I am aware of who actually assassinated American citizens was President Obama.

the Federal Government funding universities, funding companies to develop these tools that allow censorship at a broader scale.

Congress sometimes doesn't always act as quickly as you would think or that you would want.

the Land Buy-Back Program spent $1.69 billion to reduce land fractionation on reservation lands.