What this bill does is eviscerate that definition, and says that all minerals now meet that definition, which I think is really not appropriate.

Mr. Speaker, today, I rise to recognize Mr. Ken Farfsing, upon his retirement as the city manager of the city of Signal Hill, California, which will be this coming week, on June 30. I have had the pleasure of working with Ken on local and…

There is no risk of being held hostage by some foreign dictator for our sand and gravel needs.

H.R. 1937 ignores this well-established definition.

H.R. 1937 misses the mark on this opportunity.

I support the goal that the United States have a steady supply of these important materials.

I cannot support any mining legislation that would not seek to improve existing law, never mind supporting one that makes conditions worse.

The Hard Rock Mining Reform and Reclamation Act that Ranking Member Grijalva and I introduced earlier this year would make a number of reforms to the Mining Law of 1872.

Mr. Chairman, first, I thank the distinguished gentleman from New Jersey for yielding. I also rise in strong opposition to H.R. 2042. No one wants to see new rules and regulations just for the fun of it, and we should not take this EPA…

Mr. Speaker, the goal of the ongoing P5+1 negotiations is to guarantee that Iran never develops a nuclear weapon. As Congress assesses the final deal, I am going to draw upon a recent publication which is entitled, ``Negotiations with…

There is no denying the fact that Vietnam is an oppressive one-party state that has no respect for the rights of its own citizens.