Fight to bring production back to Minnesota and end dangerous reliance on China.

Pete Stauber is fighting to bring production back to Minnesota and end our dangerous reliance on China.

The campaign site says Stauber is fighting to restore production to Minnesota and reduce reliance on China.

China - Pete Stauber for Congress
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Join Pete's fight to stop outsourcing to China and bring jobs back to Minnesota.

The page commits to stopping outsourcing to China and returning jobs to Minnesota.

China - Pete Stauber for Congress
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On Jan. 21, 2026, the House voted 214-208 to repeal the Boundary Waters mining ban in a resolution led by Rep. Pete Stauber. The move could reopen the area to Twin Metals Minnesota, but it still required Senate approval.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Stauber advanced a major pro-mining step in his home state, but it did not yet deliver production.

partial same_term A for effort

House votes to repeal ban on mining near Boundary Waters wilderness in Minnesota
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On Apr. 16, 2026, the Senate voted 50-49 to repeal the 20-year mining moratorium near the Boundary Waters and send the measure to President Trump's desk. Even then, Twin Metals still needed federal and state permitting before construction could begin.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Congress removed a major barrier to Minnesota mining, but actual production was still not underway.

partial same_term A for effort

Congress ends ban on mining near Minnesota's pristine Boundary Waters
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 82%

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The Governor’s order directs the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) to stop all permitting and environmental review work on nonferrous mineral mining projects in the Rainy River Headwaters Watershed (RRHW).

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, Minnesota’s governor created a state-level block on nonferrous mining permitting and environmental review in the relevant watershed, undercutting any claim that production had been brought back.

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Governor Walz Takes Executive Action to Ban Nonferrous Mining in the Boundary Waters
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The DNR says the lease, located east of Babbitt near the Dunka mine pit, was canceled following nearly a year of review.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): A later lookback-window development showed another concrete setback: Minnesota DNR canceled one Twin Metals-related mineral lease, with the cancellation taking effect November 10, 2026.

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DNR cancels 1 Twin Metals mineral lease near Babbitt | KAXE
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Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management of the Department of the Interior relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Congress enacted Stauber’s CRA resolution nullifying the federal mineral withdrawal for the Minnesota counties at issue, a major policy step toward reopening federal lands but not proof of actual production.

partial same_term A for effort

Public Law 119-85
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Now, proposed mining projects aimed at unlocking trillions of dollars’ worth of critical minerals can move forward through the proper state and federal environmental review and permitting process.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Stauber’s own office characterized the enacted measure as allowing proposed projects to move into review and permitting, which supports partial progress rather than completed production.

partial same_term A for effort

President Trump Signs Stauber Bill into Law, Ending Biden's Illegal Mining Ban | Representative Pete Stauber
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At this time, there are no active proposals for non-ferrous mining projects in the Rainy River watershed pending before the DNR.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Minnesota DNR stated after Senate passage that no active nonferrous mining proposals were pending before the state agency in the relevant watershed, confirming that production had not been delivered.

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DNR statement on congressional action affecting federal minerals near the BWCAW : Apr 17, 2026 | News release | Minnesota DNR
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

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Most notably, China controls approximately 60% of global critical mineral production, 90% of processing, and 75% of manufacturing.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Stauber explicitly tied his H.J. Res. 140 advocacy to reducing U.S. critical-mineral dependence on China, documenting effort toward the promise’s China-reliance component.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Subcommittee Chairman Stauber Testifies in Support of Resolution to Unleash American Mineral Resources | House Committee on Natural Resources
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%