Bruce Westerman actually said...

"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."

"As we pour more money into an electrified economy, we are increasing the labor participation rate in Congo with forced labor, with child slave labor."

"We are also seeing actions from the Administration to shut down mining, and those two things really don't go hand in hand."