Alan Lowenthal actually said...

"We do need mines. I am not saying we don't. We do need mines, there is no question about it. But we don't need to continue operating under a law that says mines are all we need."

"The roughly half-million abandoned hardrock mines that litter this country are a huge public safety and environmental problem."

"The fact of the matter is the money is not there."

"So you build resiliency in, knowing that that is really going to be the issue."