Thank you very much, Chair.
For a long time I have been seeking to have the floor here at the natural resources committee. Frankly we've seen an unprecedented situation that has limited my ability to have the floor. I had the floor, and it was taken away. We had instances of extended problems, confusion and a misstatement of the situation of interpreters by the chair. I have been in and out throughout that process.
I am grateful for the opportunity to finally be able to address the committee about an issue that is extremely important to my constituents. That is this government's anti-energy—