House Republicans Threaten Subpoena Over Biden Administration’s Mining Lease Decisions in Minnesota’s Iron Range.

The House Natural Resources Committee Republicans have threatened to subpoena the Interior Department in an ongoing investigation into the Biden administration’s decision to protect thousands of acres and scrap mining leases in mineral-rich Minnesota. The committee’s chairman, Bruce Westerman, and his colleagues, GOP Reps. Pete Stauber of Minnesota and Paul Gosar of Arizona, claim that Interior is blocking their investigation of leases tied to the proposed Twin Metals mine in the Iron Range. The lawmakers have stated they will use “every tool” to administer effective oversight and fulfill their responsibility to the American people.