Tonight let's put the politics aside. We are here right now discussing a bill that has very good things in it. As my good friend Mr. Cole says, let's not fight about what is not in it at this moment. We know that Democrats had priorities…

Hailing from the great State of Minnesota, Minnesota has the most mineral wealth of any State in our Nation with the exception of Alaska. I have heard my colleagues on the other side of the aisle talk about how they support mining. I…

I thank Chairwoman Rodgers for her support and steadfast leadership on this issue. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak not just as a Member of Congress but as a father to a 22-year-old young man with Down syndrome. My son is a living…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 2, line 3, strike ``or''. Page 2, line 7, strike the period and insert ``; or''. Page 2, beginning…

I rise in strong opposition to the esteem Ranking Member's amendment.

I rise today to speak in favor of my bill, H.R. 9031 the Assurance for Small Business Act of 2024.

The Biden-Harris Administration lacks concern for small businesses.

Across 17 different agencies the rulemaking process has grown out of control and Main Street America has paid the price.

I wholeheartedly support this initiative by Representative Bean from Florida.

Small businesses are the backbone of our economy. They are the innovators, job creators, and driving force behind economic growth.

Over 700 regulations that have been added to the Federal Register since the Biden-Harris Administration took office, costing nearly $440 billion.

The rules and regulations must stop.

H.R. 7198 will take power away from the unelected bureaucrats and rightfully return it to the small business owners.

Amendment No. 88 to H.R. 8998 will ensure States and other cooperating entities that provide search-and-rescue services on Federal lands can receive reimbursement. In northern Minnesota, the St. Louis County Rescue Squad assists people…

Again, I do not trust the Biden-Harris administration on their way out. I do not trust them on their way out. This will ensure that the Superior National Forest and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness remains as it is and there are…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the spending reduction account), insert the following: Sec. ___. None of the…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. ___. None of the funds made…

I appreciate my good friend and colleague from Minnesota's comments. I will tell you that in 2016 on their way out the Obama-Biden administration, for purely political reasons, pulled mining leases for a company that wanted to mine…

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…

We have to remember that as we speak, the U.S. Forest Service is looking to purchase 70,000 acres of the wilderness from the school trust fund. They are looking to expand the wilderness as we speak. Again, what this does is it ensures that…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 120, line 11, strike ``wildfire'' and insert ``wildfire, search and rescue,''. The Acting CHAIR…

I am extremely offended at your comments here today in your written statements.

The jobs and opportunities that mining present in northeastern Minnesota are second to none.

Our steelmaking, our mines, are who we are and our way of life.

I will not take a back seat when we talk about steel and we talk about mining.