Epoch Times: Regulatory and judicial reforms adopted by the House in HR 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, and being proposed in other legislation are urgently needed to unshackle America’s mining industry before the nation faces significant economic and national security challenges, House Republicans are warning.
However, these regulatory revamps are being resisted in the Democrat-controlled Senate and by the Biden administration, which ironically is fueling skyrocketing demand for critical minerals with its “green energy” inducements for electric vehicles (EV) and renewable energy-generating capacity, according to the Republican lawmakers.
“We only control the House of Representatives. We pass a lot of good bills, but they’re falling into a black hole over there in the Senate because they won’t take it up,” Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) said during a congressional field hearing on critical mineral development in Goodyear, Arizona, on July 21. “This ‘Green New Deal’ that they’ve got, you know, is a $1.7 trillion infrastructure bill where they only put $600 billion to fix the roads and bridges—and it really ain’t doing that. The rest went so that they can push EVs on you.”
The House Natural Resources Committee’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee staged the two-hour hearing in mineral-rich northeastern Arizona because “access to critical and hardrock minerals is one of the most important topics facing our country,” according to subcommittee Chair Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.).
“There is unprecedented global demand for minerals and America is increasingly reliant on the Chinese Communist Party for our mineral supply,” he said, also noting that elected Democrats under Mr. Biden are “shutting down mineral projects across the nation.” more
Hell, I’d be happy if Ford could just build me a Van with a basic GAS Motor FFS!
Apparently 2 year wait list for Cargo Vans but a SHIT TON of UNSOLD Electric Pickups on the Lot at $112,000.00 each.
So the big bad senate is the only thing standing in the poor GOP’s way…
So why did ‘we’ (RINOs) give Biden & his cohorts another blank check?
Did the demwits promise to be nice, or did they just line all your pockets?
I don’t know whether I hadn’t noticed it or whether it’s new, but here in SC they offer ethanol-free gas as an option, about 20 cents more. Separate nozzle.
Ethanol as a gas additive needs to go.
fullmetal nailed it. We and I say that knowing me and McCarthy ain’t never gonna be foxhole mates, had the upper hand before these assholes signed that power away during the “budget debate”
The government takes in more than enough every month to cover SS, MediCare and interest on the debt yet “our” side let the dems & media continue the lie that we would default if the debt ceiling wasn’t raised. Scare millions of old people to keep the fairy dust money train running. Great strategy, lots of foresight with that. Assholes.
Too late now so fuck you McCarthy et.al. Everything you’re doing is meaningless now, all theatre, all hat and no cattle as they say in w Texas.
What a GD joke. Don’t worry if Paul Ryan has his way, DeSantis, Youngkin, Pompeo or Haley will lead us out of the wilderness. Just fucking shoot me.
And…?
“before the nation faces significant economic and national security challenges, House Republicans are warning.”
Is it just me or do others fell that these bastards still don’t have a clue?
Don’t make any bets. The treasonous fraud in the white house does all he can to benefit our competitors and our enemies. As long as the democrats control the white house and the senate, America-last decisions will continue. FJB.