Pete Stauber

The gentlewoman from California is right. The United States does produce a lot of copper, but it uses even more. In 2016, the United States was only 29 percent import reliant on copper. Eight years later that number has risen to 46…

I remind my friends on the other side of the aisle that the United States imports 46 percent of the copper we consume every year from foreign nations ourselves. The first step to reshoring and securing our mineral supply chain must be to…

Just so my colleagues understand, in the United States, we have the strongest environmental labor standards. Any mine that mines in Minnesota or other States must follow those standards. Additionally, I will say, for Twin Metals in…

Just to underscore this, when the Under Secretaries of Defense and Energy were asked what it would do to the United States if China stops selling us their critical minerals today, they said that it would be devastating and dangerous. We…

I will just share with you that Congressman James Oberstar, a Democrat for 36 years for Minnesota's Eighth Congressional District, supports mining and timber harvesting. In fact, in 1978, when the wilderness legislation was enacted, he…

Did you specifically and individually meet with the Alaska Natives on the North Slope?

Stopping Ambler Road stops the 65,000, 65,000, jobs the project would create, $5 billion, that is with a B, $5 billion in wages, and $1.3 billion in local and state revenue to the great state of Alaska.

Yesterday, the House passed the Superior National Forest Restoration Act in a bipartisan fashion. It is a victory for northern Minnesota and the people I represent, along with U.S. mineral security in the wake of your decision to stop…

This Government has paid $7.4 billion for electric vehicle chargers, and they have so far installed seven of them.

Forcing the collection of personal data from millions of small businesses opens them up to potential data breaches and fraud.

It is clear the Biden administration's priorities aren't with the men and women who own small businesses.

Over 700 regulations have been added to the Federal Register costing nearly $440 billion since Joe Biden took office

A strong energy policy is essential for our national security and economic prosperity.

Instead of cracking down on the bad behavior, however, the Democrats in Minnesota, they took a different approach.

There is no better proof than the Metro Transit in Minneapolis.

My good friend and colleague talked about making a mess. Joe Biden and his administration have made a mess for American energy--higher energy prices throughout our country. The middle class is getting squeezed because of his energy…

It's not fair. That bridge over the Chippewa River in Glidden, when it needs to be fixed, it should be fixed because those people in small-town America deserve the respect and the appreciation of this town.

I want to commend my good friend, Representative Van Orden. He and Representative Tiffany, we work closely on these issues.

I really hope you are able to address these concerns with Representative Maloy and commit to supporting the legislation.

I also have cosponsored the Simplifying Grants Act, which would require Government agencies to simplify the difficult process.

I have helped introduce the Rebuilding Rural Roads Act, which Congressman Finstad from southern Minnesota and I lead.

The definition in statute for 'rural' is, as you know, 200,000 people or less.

One of my great frustrations with the IIJA was that it was drafted without the input of a single Republican Member of Congress.

It is clear that this capital could be put into much better use than being held in escrow by the Department of the Interior.

It is no secret that energy demand, both in the United States and around the world, is going to continue to increase for decades to come.