If we are opening up and deregulating, as many are asking for, and not dealing with reform at the very fundamental level, and not dealing with royalties...

This bill is in direct conflict with President Biden's call for a reliable domestic mineral supply chain.

I think the critical way, in terms of facilitating critical minerals, is going to be involving everybody through a land planning process.

There is a legacy in Indian Country of collateral damage.

If we are going to create this domestic product for our own security, there are no guarantees that that domestic product is not exported.

We have to start drilling. We have to get our people back to work. We have to get fuel prices down.

the bill puts a royalty in place for all minerals extracted from public lands.

America's public lands belong to all Americans, not the mining industry.

I have the same response as the gentleman, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Grijalva) that the House suspend the rules and pass the…

I urge support of the legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Grijalva) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill…

I urge support for the legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Jackson Lee). The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Grijalva) that the House suspend the rules and…

I thank Representative Bentz for his work on these pieces of legislation today and acknowledge his work on Representative Meng's H.R. 3525, in particular. There were difficult things to navigate there, and we appreciate the effort on his…