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Minnesota's legendary Iron Range is blessed with the largest deposits of iron ore in North America. Generations of workers in northern Minnesota have mined and upgraded over a billion tons of high-grade iron ore pellets, which are used across this great nation to make the iron and steel products that underpin both our national and economic security.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) made the following statement regarding Vice President Mike Pence's meeting with farmers at R&J Johnson Farms and tour of the Gerdau Ameristeel in Minnesota.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, during a Natural Resources Subcommittee Hearing on Energy and Mineral Resources, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) voiced his concern over a piece of legislation that would dismantle the hardrock mining industry. As a guest of the committee, Stauber had the chance to question expert witnesses on the potential impact of this legislation.
The Hardrock Leasing and Reclamation Act of 2019, introduced by Rep. Grijalva, would change the mining claim system to a leasing system and impose a 12.5% royalty on hardrock mining.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – During National Small Business Week, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) questioned Jerry Kortesmaki, owner of London Road Rental Center in Duluth, during a Small Business Committee hearing titled "Honoring the Nation's Small Business Heroes." The purpose of this hearing was to highlight small businesses across the country and hear both the successes and challenges they face as a small business.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) announced Charis Blacklock, a senior at Moose Lake High School, as the winner of the 2019 Congressional Art Competition. The winning entry, titled "Birds Nest," is a water color portrait of a girl with a wreath of branches around her head.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) made the following statement after signing a discharge petition to force Democrat Leadership to bring the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act to the House Floor for a vote.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) announced today that his office will be hosting two Service Academy Nights for individuals interested in applying for a nomination to one of our nation's service academies.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) made the following statement after attending the Medal of Honor ceremony for Army Staff Sergeant Travis Atkins of Bozeman, Montana.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) made the following statement after the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission refused the Walz Administration's request to reconsider its earlier approval of the Line 3 replacement project, which would run through Minnesota's Eighth Congressional District.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) became the first freshman from either party to pass a bill out of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee this Congress. His legislation, the Notice to Airmen Improvement Act, improves aviation safety by requiring clearer safety notifications to pilots, and passed out of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee with bipartisan support.