Chip Cravaack: “I really question if the EPA wants to partner with businesses and States, or they wish to mandate to businesses and…”

I think it is vital. One of the things that I think that we need to do, and I agree with one of my colleagues that just spoke about this, is we have to have a renewed emphasis on STEM in our country.

I would like to see Federal Government partnering with companies and States to create jobs, while at the same time protecting our environment.

I would just like to remind our colleagues that mines aren't just permitted and then forgotten. They're constantly monitored. The precious metals we're talking about go into our cell phones, our computers, our weaponry, and even our…

Because of the way this amendment is worded, I have some concerns about how it's going to affect mining and timber jobs in the new school district lands. I yield to the gentleman to explain how he thinks the amendment would affect jobs in…