Political Quotes

The bill gives anyone the ability to stake a mining claim, whether there are valuable minerals on the land or not.

We cannot have meaningful tribal consultations as long as the mining industry has the automatic right to mine wherever they stake a claim.

Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from New York (Mr. Meeks), the ranking member of the Foreign Affairs Committee.

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. We have heard the argument today, and indeed for years now, that migrants crossing our border are the primary ones responsible for the tens of thousands of American lives tragically…