Pete Stauber: “In closing, I offered three amendments. In the last two, I think I have said maybe three or four times now that as the…”

“In closing, I offered three amendments. In the last two, I think I have said maybe three or four times now that as the Biden-Harris administration exits at the end of this year, I don't trust what they are going to do to our wilderness area, our mining, and our timber harvesting. They have proven it. The Obama-Biden administration took a run at northeastern Minnesota when they pulled the leases on their way out. What this does, Mr. Chair, is ensures that this blocks them from the attempt. This blocks them from the attempt to devastate northeastern Minnesota more so than they have already done. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time. Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Chairman, once again, I understand what the gentleman is attempting to do, but the way this is drafted doesn't do it. I want my colleagues to think hard about amendments that fundamentally represent the laws that govern wilderness areas, including the Boundary Waters. I hear you loud and clear that you don't agree with decisions made by this current administration, but the decisions that you are talking about into the future are not part of the Boundary Waters Wilderness Canoe Area. Mr. Chair, for that reason, I reject this amendment because it is technically flawed, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. Members are reminded to direct their comments to the Chair. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Stauber).…”