Let's get that over the hurdle, and then we will get to the next project.

I am going to yield to the gentlewoman from Florida such time as she may consume when she is ready. Madam Speaker, I thank you for your patience as the clock, as you know right now, sped up on us, and we are all running around like crazy…

the only reason I ran for Congress is because I got so tired of seeing the foolishness and the self-destruction

It is necessary if we are going to remain a strong economy and if we are going to go down in history as a self-immolating country.

Yes, and that is a constant theme that we are going to see as we go through here today is that the United States, an incredibly blessed nation minerally, has ceded it to China.

Congress needs to do more to ensure that the legislative branch takes back its oversight authority and its regulatory authority to rein in the out-of-control bureaucracy.

I am thrilled to be here today.

I have introduced a piece of legislation called the Federal Land Freedom Act, which would allow states to voluntarily take on permitting for projects on Federal lands within their state boundaries.

While Biden pays a lot of lip service to union jobs on the campaign trail, he betrays union workers in the northeast Minnesota.

I truly believe that the policies that the Biden administration and Democrats are putting forward benefit China, not the United States.

Rest assured if this mine were in China, Peru, South Africa, or even Canada we would be seeing refining copper 9 years ago.

I want to ensure that we are not relying on foreign enemies for this mineral.

We need this Federal Government off our back and out of our back pocket.

we want to make it easier for Americans to mine critical minerals here in the United States

So that is why us Republicans are trying to do permitting reform, because compared to other countries it takes us way too long to start these mines.

it is up to us as citizens to hold our Representatives and our elected officials accountable for this.

Reclaiming my time, I apologize to Ms. Salazar for having to speed up our clock here. It is sometimes just the nature of when someone else on the Democrat side cuts their time short or didn't show up. Madam Speaker, as we start to go, we…

I have introduced a bill that would add uranium to the critical mineral list and I also co-sponsored Juan Ciscomani's bill that would add copper to the critical mineral list.