Smith to hold Senate floor 'for hours' in protest of effort to reverse mining ban near BWCAW
Senator Smith held the Senate floor for hours to protest a resolution that would lift a mining ban near the Boundary Waters.
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Senator Smith held the Senate floor for hours to protest a resolution that would lift a mining ban near the Boundary Waters.
Senator Tina Smith and Minnesota Democrats are staging a marathon floor protest against a Republican-led effort to reverse a mining ban near the Boundary Waters. The resolution uses the Congressional Review Act to undo a 20-year moratorium.
Senator opposing the resolution
Republican Senator voting with Democrats
Senator opposing the resolution
Senator opposing the resolution
Republican Senator voting with Democrats
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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