Thank you very much, Chair Golden. I really do appreciate you coming to our great state of Minnesota to chair this Committee hearing today.
For us, this is bringing Washington, D.C. to the local level. That is exactly where it is supposed to be.
And those of us who represent rural Minnesota, rural America, that hits right to the--that hurts to hear you say that, but that is the truth...
I would also like to thank Congresswoman Angie Craig for being here today, taking some time.
I call that unleashing the economic engine of Minnesota's 8th Congressional District.
The purpose of the program is a noble one. However, in order to ensure that the goals of the program are fully realized, the Federal Governm...
the timeline, that when Congress enacts that legislation, we ask that the small business folks, take it and bring it across the country.
I am disappointed that it is--you gave the answer 2021. I believe it is the truthful answer, but I want you to know that the women-owned bus...
it is unacceptable. From northern Minnesota, this is simply unacceptable, the timeline.
The Iron Range in my district produces the iron ore used to build America and help us win World War II.
We need mining to transition into alternate sources of energy--windmills, thousands of pounds of copper.