this is not to say that mining doesn't promote economic development in some communities.

I want to work across the aisle with my colleagues, because I want to do what is best for our country, what is best, really, for the entire planet.

We do intend to use that like we did on the first field hearing that we did.

It is because of the paralysis through the permitting system.

It is baffling that many of my Democratic colleagues seem content to let the status quo choke out American innovation and ingenuity.

Yes. We have--tradition has been we divide the resources up two-thirds and one-third, and that is the plan to do that going forward.

It takes an absolutely unreasonable amount of time to mine here in the United States.

the Biden Administration has implemented policies that put significant mineral and fuel resources off-limits to exploration and development.

If we can bring the smelting and processing back home and incentivize new mines, we could recapture that, and really advance our economic future in electrification.

The TAP American Energy Act would build on the leasing provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act and ensure lease sales will continue in the Gulf of Mexico.

Regulatory reform is critical to alleviate barriers to geothermal development in the United States.

The multiple-use mandate provided in the Federal Lands Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) requires the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to balance the resources and uses of public lands to the benefit of the American people.