John Hickenlooper actually said...

"I think it's fair to say right now, America's in the middle of a great transition to a clean economy."

"I appreciate that. And I would argue that I think many times mines are the most beautiful places."

"To meet our clean energy goals, reduce our dependence on China, we need to increase domestic production and processing of critical minerals."

"Our miners deserve safety protection in their workforce and their workplace, just like any other job."