I believe the ability to mine hardrock minerals resources on American soil is one of the most important tactics that we can use to provide our country with sustainable energy independence as our country moves toward cleaner energy…

Hearing held on Thursday, May 11, 2023.

strongly supports the efforts of Congressman Stauber with his proposed legislation as well as the utilization of House Concurrent Resolution 34

Control of our supply of these minerals is a strategic national security concern for the United States and our allies.

H.R. 3195, the Superior National Forest Restoration Act, not only overturns the harmful mining ban, but also reinstates the leases dating back to 1966.

All I think we are asking is let us go through the environmental review and figure out if we can do this safely or not, and we are being pre-empted from doing that.

It is well past time for Congress to claw back its authority on these important issues.

For purely political reasons the leases were removed without allowing an environmental assessment statement.

The difference between the benefits that I had working for a mine and others, I didn't have to put together a GoFundMe site.

Neither of these proposals 'fast track' or 'greenlight' a project.

Now, the Biden administration has once again pulled the mining leases and put forth a 20-year mining ban.

Yes, tourism is an important part of our culture in northern Minnesota, but most of those jobs are seasonal jobs compared to the jobs that mining would provide, which are family-sustaining jobs.

There is going to be no mining in the Boundary Waters or the buffer zone around it.

The fact is they are not even allowing the facts and the science to go forward in an Environmental Impact Statement in this case.

The average electric car battery contains about 80 pounds of nickel, which means that because of the mineral withdrawal, the administration has stripped the U.S. of the potential to make more than 337 million electric vehicles.

Simply saying 'no' to domestic mining instead of allowing all stakeholders to evaluate projects based on their merits to determine the best outcome is counterproductive to achieving our goals.

Locking up a domestic treasure trove of minerals only increases our dangerous reliance on sourcing metals from foreign adversaries.

Local 49 agrees with this legislation's aim to rescind PLO 7917, because from the start we have disagreed with a withdrawal of lands and mineral rights.

It's time we come to our senses and realize that everything that sustains life is either grown or mined.

While I support allowing flexibility for our small businesses and lending institutions, we must ensure the necessary guardrails are place to protect this program.

The Small Business Administration's, including the 7(a) loan program had been a huge success in my opinion and an important tool to small businesses across our great nation.

As a former small business owner, I understand how important it is for small businesses to have access to affordable credit without loan programs that enable our small businesses.

Congressman Stauber's proposed legislation titled Superior National Forest Restoration Act is a bold action that will rightfully restore our region.

We are bringing Members of Congress here to see what you all see everyday, to hear your desires, receive your input, and therefore make better laws and policies when we are in the halls of Congress back in Washington.

I invited President Obama to come to an underground mine in my district. I invited him personally having to come to the district for something else, and I invited him. And he never came.