Doug Burgum

And when the demand is being filled overseas by places like, you know, if China is building all of our batteries and building all our solar panels, they're doing that without an EPA, without any regard to the environment, tearing up countries in Africa and using child labor to produce a battery that we were subsidizing with taxpayer dollars makes no sense for us and doesn't make any sense for the environment.

And when the demand is being filled overseas by places like, you know, if China is building all of our batteries and building all our solar panels, they're doing that without an EPA, without any regard to the environment, tearing up countries in Africa and using child labor to produce a battery that we were subsidizing with taxpayer dollars makes no sense for us and doesn't make any sense for the environment.

So this approach of having American energy, if people care that are listening, care about the environment, you should want to have every electron, every ounce of liquid fuels produced in the U.S. We do it cleaner, smarter, safer and better for the environment. The U.S. is the leader in lowering emissions in the world. China is on the opposite end of the scale.

So this approach of having American energy, if people care that are listening, care about the environment, you should want to have every electron, every ounce of liquid fuels produced in the U.S. We do it cleaner, smarter, safer and better for the environment. The U.S. is the leader in lowering emissions in the world. China is on the opposite end of the scale.

They're the world's largest polluter and they continue to grow in that way. So it's like us doing it here in America. First approach is also the best for our environment and for the global environment.

They're the world's largest polluter and they continue to grow in that way. So it's like us doing it here in America. First approach is also the best for our environment and for the global environment.

Well, we play it in a big way because the 64 national parks, the hundreds of national historic sites, the National Mall here in DC, that's all under the Park Service. US Fish and Wildlife, our fantastic fish and wildlife refuges around the country. All of these things are public lands and the special places that we have, the last best places, we're doing a fantastic job.

Well, we play it in a big way because the 64 national parks, the hundreds of national historic sites, the National Mall here in DC, that's all under the Park Service. US Fish and Wildlife, our fantastic fish and wildlife refuges around the country. All of these things are public lands and the special places that we have, the last best places, we're doing a fantastic job.

We have to continue to preserve those and we can do energy development and preserve these spaces. The last best places that we have, the parks are only a tiny fraction of the land mass of this giant number, the 500 million acres of surface. The national parks only represent a smaller portion of that. So we can do both.

We have to continue to preserve those and we can do energy development and preserve these spaces. The last best places that we have, the parks are only a tiny fraction of the land mass of this giant number, the 500 million acres of surface. The national parks only represent a smaller portion of that. So we can do both.

We can do energy development cleanly, sustainably, and smartly, and we can do everything to actually not only protect, but actually invest in. The Great America Outdoors Act is up for renewal. That's fully supported by this administration. There are a number of initiatives and one coming right around the corner, the USA 250 celebration.

We can do energy development cleanly, sustainably, and smartly, and we can do everything to actually not only protect, but actually invest in. The Great America Outdoors Act is up for renewal. That's fully supported by this administration. There are a number of initiatives and one coming right around the corner, the USA 250 celebration.

One of the executive orders asks every agency, including every department within the Department of Interior, every bureau, what are we doing to get ready in our parks and around the country and in all of our beautiful places to help America celebrate USA 250. So that's a big part of what we do. And of course, people may not also realize that The territories are part of Interior.

One of the executive orders asks every agency, including every department within the Department of Interior, every bureau, what are we doing to get ready in our parks and around the country and in all of our beautiful places to help America celebrate USA 250. So that's a big part of what we do. And of course, people may not also realize that The territories are part of Interior.

So American Samoa, Guam, Marianas Island, U.S. Virgin Islands, these are all territories that participate. Met with all the governors from those territories last week here in D.C., along with the governor of Puerto Rico. We span across over 14 time zones and fabulous, beautiful things. And that celebration of USA is going to be touching all of those.

So American Samoa, Guam, Marianas Island, U.S. Virgin Islands, these are all territories that participate. Met with all the governors from those territories last week here in D.C., along with the governor of Puerto Rico. We span across over 14 time zones and fabulous, beautiful things. And that celebration of USA is going to be touching all of those.

Well, first of all, I know that there's a way that we can deliver more efficient government. I know that we have to do that because Right now in this last year, the Biden administration, a $2 trillion deficit in one year. Trillions are hard for Americans to think about, but a trillion is a thousand billion, a thousand billion. So we had $2,000 billion we spent more than what we brought in.

Well, first of all, I know that there's a way that we can deliver more efficient government. I know that we have to do that because Right now in this last year, the Biden administration, a $2 trillion deficit in one year. Trillions are hard for Americans to think about, but a trillion is a thousand billion, a thousand billion. So we had $2,000 billion we spent more than what we brought in.

And there's a lot of things we can do that I talked about to drive revenue up. And whether that's more productive use of our public lands, whether that's for energy or timber or critical mineral development, we can drive revenue up. The public participates in that. Those revenues can go to pay down debt. They could go to pay into the sovereign wealth fund for our future.

And there's a lot of things we can do that I talked about to drive revenue up. And whether that's more productive use of our public lands, whether that's for energy or timber or critical mineral development, we can drive revenue up. The public participates in that. Those revenues can go to pay down debt. They could go to pay into the sovereign wealth fund for our future.