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Freedom Friday – Protecting American Mining Jobs

Overturning President Obama’s political EPA regulations. Problem: In January 2017, President Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a regulation that would usurp states’ regulatory authority and needlessly duplicate state and federal requirements for the hardrock mining and mineral processing industry. High costs of compliance with the rule will put a damper on domestic mineral production

Pardon for Sheriff Joe Arpaio

Earlier last week, President Trump indicated that he was considering a pardon for Sheriff Joe Arpaio for his recent criminal conviction at the hands of a Clinton-appointed judge. I hope that President Trump pardons Sheriff Arpaio, and I would like the pardon to come tonight when the President is in Arizona. Many of us in

Kill the Filibuster Before It’s Too Late

The Wall Street Journal Kill the Filibuster Before It’s Too Late By Andy Biggs August 6, 2017 Bills pass the House, only to die of neglect in the Senate. The greatest obstacle blocking Republicans from fulfilling our agenda is not manufactured outrage about Russians. It’s the Senate filibuster, the 60-vote threshold to suspend debate that

Freedom Friday – Protecting American Mining Jobs

Overturning President Obama’s political EPA regulations. Problem: In January 2017, President Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a regulation that would usurp states’ regulatory authority and needlessly duplicate state and federal requirements for the hardrock mining and mineral processing industry. High costs of compliance with the rule will put a damper on domestic mineral production