Chip Cravaack: “I have no further requests for time, and I continue to reserve the balance of my time to close.”

As you can see from the most recent ``Mining Tax Guide'' from the State of Minnesota, the Eighth District of State of Minnesota contributes $79.1 million to the State of Minnesota. That is just not inclusive of the income related to taxes…

I really question if the EPA wants to partner with businesses and States, or they wish to mandate to businesses and States.

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…

So I truly believe that capturing these kids early on where it is cool to be an engineer, it is cool to be a scientist and how much we value science and technology in this country.