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Senator Tina Smith spoke for five hours on the Senate floor in a failed attempt to block the mining resolution.
Senate Republicans used the Congressional Review Act to overturn a Biden-era mining ban in Minnesota's Boundary Waters, a move that critics argue is legally questionable and harmful to tribal rights.
critic of the resolution's impact on tribal rights
Heinrich's version of this story ↗President expected to sign the bill
former President whose administration set the ban
proponent of using the CRA for land management
Left-leaning outlets like Mother Jones frame Senator Smith’s five-hour floor speech as a defense of the environment against Republican exploitation of obscure laws. In contrast, center-leaning sources such as CNBC and GV Wire highlight Smith’s geopolitical arguments, focusing on her warnings that the project benefits foreign conglomerates at the expense of America First interests.
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