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

Pete Stauber · Minnesota · Republican

policy impact 3.00 specificity 2.00 extraction confidence 92%

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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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Evidence

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.

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.

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
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partial same_term A for effort

Stauber materially advanced the promise in office by leading the House effort to repeal the Boundary Waters mining moratorium, and Congress later cleared that barrier in 2026. But the claimed outcome was broader: bringing production back to Minnesota and reducing reliance on China. The evidence says actual mining production was still not underway because federal and state permits were still required. That makes this meaningful progress in the same term, but not full delivery of the promised result.

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