Bruce Westerman actually said...

"We can't mine and permit our way out of this. Actually, we would have to permit and then mine."

"And if we develop those minerals here and develop the other parts of the supply chain, then that means generating huge amounts of wealth for the United States, for U.S. workers, for great jobs in rura..."

"We also need an all-of-the-above minerals approach: new mining, recycling, and being as efficient and effective as we can."

"We do need to work on trade. We do need to make American, not only mining, but processing and manufacturing, stronger than ever before."