Bruce Westerman: “this is actually extremely more innovative than just saying, oh, we are going to pull $1.3 billion out of the air from…”

Mr. Speaker, let's look at the issue at hand here. I want to address the policy issue and the weakness in the argument that we could restrict mining companies to 10 percent Chinese ownership. That is a bad policy decision. It is a bad…

There’s always the appeals process in the courts, so that’s certainly not settled.

as we wrap up today on this final RMP, I include in the Record this GAO report that found that the RMP is subject to the CRA. U.S. Government Accountability Office, Washington, DC, June 25, 2025. Matter of U.S. Department of the Interior…

This bill will provide the certainty needed to grow domestic production of minerals like lithium, graphite, copper, and many other minerals necessary for the advanced technologies that will ensure national security, energy security, and…