What they said. What they meant.

“I want this bill to pass. It changes another law to help mining projects.”

“I want this bill to pass. It changes another law to help mining projects. We need mines. We rely on other countries for minerals. That is bad. China sells us many minerals. That is bad. We should mine here. This bill will help more mines get permits faster.”

“My colleague made my point for me. Obama did not use FAST-41. That shows we need this bill. Mining permits take a long time. We need our mines to produce. We should not go back and forth on this. We need a firm process. That will help companies mine in America. This bill does that.”

“I want my mining bill to pass. It will make mining permits faster. No laws are waived. The government must decide faster. We need these mines. We build many things. We need these metals. Biden made mining permits harder. That was bad. My bill will fix it. It helps mining. It stops Biden's rule. We can mine and keep the environment safe. We can review mines faster. We can mine here in America. My bill will help. I want my colleagues to support my bill.”

“I want to make mining faster. I don't think tribes need to be consulted. I want more concrete to be made in America. I hope that will lower the cost.”

“I want this bill to help mining projects. I like that it makes it easier for them to get permits. I'm happy a copper nickel project in my district is using this. I want to make sure mining projects can keep these benefits no matter who is President.”

“I want this bill to pass. It will help American businesses. American businesses should get faster permits. Some people want to slow that down. That is bad. I held a hearing about mining. Mining is important. America has many resources. We should use them. The other side wants to add rules. Those rules would slow down mining. Our bill will remove those rules. That will help businesses and workers. It will create jobs. It will help our country. I want my colleagues to vote for this bill.”

“Some groups agree with me. I want this bill to pass. I hope that their agreement will convince you.”

“I want this bill to pass. It will help my state. The government should make it easier to get permits for mining. Our country needs these resources. We should not depend on other countries. The government makes it hard to get permits. I think that is bad. This bill will make the process better. It will help the environment. It will create jobs. My state will benefit. That is good for everyone. We should pass this bill.”

“I want to cheer for the bill. The people who made the bill worked hard. Minerals are important for many things. We need them. Our country needs them. But we get them from other countries. That is bad. We should get them from our own country. We have these minerals in our own country but it is hard to get them. The government makes it hard to get permits for mining. I have seen what it looks like when we can get these minerals from our own country. It creates jobs and money in my state. This bill will make it easier to get permits for mining. That is good. It will help people invest in mines. We need to build more mines in our own country.”

“I want this bill to pass. It helps American mining. We already have laws to stop other countries from owning our mines. This bill makes it easier for American companies to mine. The other side wants more rules that will hurt American mining. Their rules will not stop China. Our bill is better. If you support American mining and want to stop China then you should vote for our bill.”

“I want this bill to pass. It helps American mining. American mining is important. It creates jobs and money for our country. In my state, mining is very important. The government makes it hard to open new mines. We need to make it easier. The FAST-41 program was good but the Biden administration changed it. This bill will fix that. We need to support American mining and not rely on other countries. This bill will make the government work better for the people. You should vote for it.”

“I want this bill to pass. The government should make it easier for American businesses to mine and process minerals. Endless government tape does not protect the environment. It only helps China. This bill does not weaken environmental standards. It removes unnecessary government paperwork. American miners are treated well. No other country mines cleaner than we do. We should be proud of that and do more mining. We need a government that gets out of the way.”

“I want this bill to pass. The government should guarantee that mining projects can happen. The other side says we don't need this bill. They say the government can already do these things. That is not the point. This bill is about the future. Mining is important for our country. This bill will make mining easier. The Permitting Council says they can handle it. They can take on more projects. This bill will help our economy and our security. We need to pass this bill to protect our country.”