Alan Lowenthal actually said...

The hardrock mining industry has also continually fought efforts to hold them accountable for these sites. That needs to change.

What we are talking about is the clarity in the language, and we don't believe that the issues that we are raising go in any way against the...

Reclaiming our abandoned hardrock mines would be even more expensive, with an estimated cost of anywhere from $20 to $54 billion.

The draft of the bill before us today is an interesting and potentially promising tool to help address one of the big questions that confron...