Skip to Content

Press Releases

Rep. Rosendale Demands Answers to Biden Admins War Against Montana Mining Efforts

Washington, May 22, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) joined the House Natural Resources Committee, Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Budgetary Hearing titled: “Examining the President’s FY 2025 Budget Request for the United States Geological Survey and the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement.” Congressman Rosendale questioned the witnesses' requests and exposed their unnecessary budgetary that would affect Montana’s economy.

You can see his full remarks by clicking on the image below:
“It is crucial for Montanans that federal agencies are benefiting our constituents rather than threatening their livelihoods,” said Rep. Rosendale. “The OSMRE has recently further delayed the proposed completion dates of EIS’s or supplemental EIS’s for the Montana mines of Bull Mountains, Spring Creek, and Rosebud. These delays have pushed the EIS completion dates beyond the point where the mines have enough permitted coal to continue their operations. OSMRE continues these delays contrary to representations they have made to the federal courts, risking serious economic destruction to Montana.”