I think that is a great first step.

I think we are going to see more and more--the program is 30 years old, their facilities are 50 years old.

I worked with Senators Moran and Capito just recently to introduce the NOTAM Improvement Act.

I know what happened in my state, and that is that in Minnesota, nearly 80 percent of Southwest's flights in and out of our Minneapolis Saint Paul Airport were canceled over the Christmas holiday weekend.

I think this issue requires leadership from the White House, OMB, DOT, FAA, and then Congress supporting an ask for additional resources, frankly, and accountability.

We are very focused on this, as I know the Chair is, and many others.

I think we are going to see more and more--the program is 30 years old, their facilities are 50 years old.

I know what happened in my state, and that is that in Minnesota, nearly 80 percent of Southwest's flights in and out of our Minneapolis Saint Paul Airport were canceled over the Christmas holiday weekend.

I worked with Senators Moran and Capito just recently to introduce the NOTAM Improvement Act.

I think this issue requires leadership from the White House, OMB, DOT, FAA, and then Congress supporting an ask for additional resources, frankly, and accountability.

We are very focused on this, as I know the Chair is, and many others.

I think that is a great first step.

The towns, counties, and cities have their pulse on these issues. And as Mr. George said, they support mining on the Iron Range.

If today the Communist country of China and Russia stopped selling us their rare earths and critical minerals, his response, it would be devastating to the United States.

Today, I have the pleasure of introducing my friend, Jason George.

It is unacceptable and immoral that this Administration is using child slave labor to mine the critical minerals to get to the green economy.

The latest example is a decision by the Department of the Interior to ban mining on more than 225,000 acres of northern Minnesota land that contain the vast majority of our mineral resources.

Mining is our past, our present, and our future. This Administration banned mining in northern Minnesota to include taconite mining.