Simply saying 'no' to domestic mining instead of allowing all stakeholders to evaluate projects based on their merits to determine the best outcome is counterproductive to achieving our goals.

It would forward our economy and certainly forward your endeavors as well.

Let's mine the minerals we need for our defense applications, modern technology, and everyday use with American labor in northern Minnesota.

I strongly encourage the Biden Administration and this committee to correct course on this harmful decision.

I firmly believe we can advance a responsible copper-nickel-cobalt mining industry in the region while continuing to strictly protect our natural resources we so cherish.

Control of our supply of these minerals is a strategic national security concern for the United States and our allies.

Given these unfortunate realities, it is imperative that the trade programs in Title III work efficiently and effectively and can be fully utilized by our producers.

H.R. 3195, the Superior National Forest Restoration Act, not only overturns the harmful mining ban, but also reinstates the leases dating back to 1966.

Now, the Biden administration has once again pulled the mining leases and put forth a 20-year mining ban.

With only 16 days left of his administration, President Obama pulled the Federal leases and moved to ban mining for purely political reasons.

I was deeply disappointed when the Biden Administration placed a 20-year ban on mining on 225,000 acres of land in northeast Minnesota earlier this year in my former legislative district.

Hearing held on Thursday, May 11, 2023.

Locking up a domestic treasure trove of minerals only increases our dangerous reliance on sourcing metals from foreign adversaries.

It's time we come to our senses and realize that everything that sustains life is either grown or mined.

When it comes to mining in Minnesota, it is not an either/or proposition. We can mine and protect our environment at the same time.

American farmers and ranchers efficiently produce the safest and most affordable fuel, food, and fiber in the world.

Senator Cortez Masto and I lead a bill to upgrade it.

We made sure the bipartisan Infrastructure law included funding for the FCC's Affordable Connectivity Program.