Pete Stauber actually said...

Without a clear understanding of how policies, often one-size-fits-all, actually affect our constituents back home, we are going to continue...

I am ever wary of the regulatory burden imposed upon small businesses.

what I fear is that it is not a lack of knowledge that is keeping the concerns of small businesses out of consideration

Instead, it seems they like to find these minerals elsewhere in countries with subpar, if any, environmental standards. Anywhere but America...