Kevin Hern actually said...

"I have heard my entire life that Social Security would never be there for me."

"I say it is not an entitlement, and we have talked about that."

"Would you agree that this bill will have a huge negative effect on the mining industry in the United States, and gravely impacting our ability to develop renewable energy sources, and in fact, driving..."

"Any restriction on our ability to mine these materials would hamper our industries and their growth, and make us reliant on foreign materials."