The Department needs to change course and get back to an American energy-dominance agenda--an agenda that creates jobs and provides for energy independence from foreign adversaries...
The Bureau of Reclamation also needs to be a higher priority for this Administration if we are to maintain and grow a viable, rural, western...
However, to date--and here we are, it is now July 27th, six weeks later--the Department has failed to notice any oil and gas lease sales.
It gives us a seat at the table. It allows us to help influence decisions, it allows us to engage.
Would you agree with me that now, during historic drought conditions, it is time to prioritize Western water infrastructure, not cut infrast...
I urge the President to send us a nomination so we can get this position filled as quickly as possible.
The Biden Administration can and should do more to make America energy independent and maintain and create more jobs in the West.
The Biden Administration seems intent on destroying the livelihoods of oil, natural gas, and coal workers in the West.
I strongly support Israel's right to defend itself and to protect its people.
The U.S.-Israel relationship has long been the cornerstone of America's strategy in the Middle East.
He was a friend and colleague to so many of us, and I am going to be going to the floor.