representative lauren boebert (co-03) stated, "i'm disappointed but not surprised at the biden administration's efforts to destroy america's mining industry. biden's america last policies take jobs away from american workers, hurt rural communities, and decimate our economy while strengthening china's. the green new deal and biden's environmental schemes would require a large amount of mining and minerals. democrats have repeatedly made clear they would rather have children mining with their bare hands in the congo and other countries than good and safe jobs in america." "the administration policy to increase demand for minerals and then export the mining jobs needed to produce those minerals is another example of president biden snubbing america's working families, trashing the global environment and decreasing energy security. in order to power america's clean energy future, we must fully utilize our own domestic supply of critical minerals and put americans to work to do so. our national security and economic prosperity depend on us advancing smart policies that promote american labor and american resources, not increasing u.s. reliance on foreign adversaries with abysmal environmental records - like china - for such vital resources, " said representative garret graves (la-06). 