"the mining industry needs certainty--well this is certainty, the Boundary Waters watershed is off limits."
"Our clean energy future is not an excuse to extend mining industry destruction even further."
"the U.S. should work with allies around the world to ramp up international production"
"We thank Congressman Pete Stauber for bringing the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources field hearing to the Iron Range."
"We thank Congressman Stauber for introducing House Concurrent Resolution 34 to follow Section 204(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and nullify the withdrawal."
"The political football of restricting and banning companies from moving mining projects forward must end."
"Ocasio-Cortez, Hon. Alexandria, a Representative in Congress from the State of New York"
"There has been a significant financial unevenness, if you will, with the American people against this giant billionaire mining company."
"You can't put your tailings waste facility on our land because that will expose us to potential Superfund liability."
"The decision was based on sound science, community input, robust tribal consultation, and, at the end of the day, the best interests of the American people."
"I find it hard to believe that leaving these stakeholders out of the conversation was an accidental oversight."
"My vision is one that gives tribes the opportunity to provide input early and often, lets land managers decide where mining should occur, and provides a fair return for taxpayers."