Chip Cravaack: “I am concerned at some of the steps recently taken to expand regulation and oversight on our industry that has done…”

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 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…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of the rule and the underlying bill, H.R. 5544, the Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act. This bill will support the teachers and schoolchildren in the…

I thank my good friend from Alaska for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 1272, the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Judgment Fund Distribution Act of 2012, of which I am an original cosponsor. I represent five of the six bands…