Jim DeMint said...

It would constitute a massive form of global welfare, courtesy of the American taxpayer.

Mr. Chairman, I do not mean to be rude and do not want to interrupt, but we have a vote at 12:30.

We are fighting and putting people on the line, and they are there trying to exploit copper.

So why do we need to get into all of this in order to be able to operate our Navy as we have for years around the world?