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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) and Congressman Tom Tiffany (WI-07) introduced the Inflation Transparency for Seniors Act to provide American seniors with an inflation projection in order to help them better plan for their future.
MINNESOTA – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) and Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) made the following statements after the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued the Notice of Intent to start the environmental review process for Twin Metals' proposed mineral lease and mine plan of operations.
Congressman Pete Stauber, R-Duluth, attended and spoke at a ceremony Wednesday, Aug. 21, celebrating the Project Labor Agreement signed between Twin Metals Mining and the Iron Range Building and Construction Trades Council, which will guarantee Minnesota’s workers will be hired to construct the mine and other facilities.
"Today, mining and labor come together to define our future," Stauber stated in a news release. "This Project Labor Agreement for Twin Metals will allow Minnesota's future workforce to safely mine the copper, nickel, cobalt and platinum group elements that power our modern world.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, during a hearing in the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) testified on how the United States Forest Service's (USFS) arbitrary decision to move the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) reservation system from the lottery system to a first-come, first-serve basis dev
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) introduced legislation to return the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) reservation portal on recreation.gov for nonmotorized and motorized boats back to the effective lottery system in place prior to the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) changing it to a first-come, first-serve basis.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) introduced H.R. 527, the Superior National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2019. This bipartisan legislation provides legal certainty by codifying the land exchange between PolyMet Mining, Inc. and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) into statute.