Alan Lowenthal: “It is long past time to seriously reform hardrock mining laws in this country.”

Losing control over critical global supply chain can be dangerous.

To stave off the worst impacts of climate change, we need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from 2005 levels by at least half by 2030.

I urge my colleagues to support 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 California (Mr. Lowenthal) that the House suspend the rules and…

Burning the oil and gas that the Department of the Interior projected to be developed as a result of Lease Sale 257 would be the equivalent of building 130 new coal-powered plants.