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I guess I struck a chord with you on this particular issue surrounding the mineral lease renewal for Twin Metals. Doesn't particularly feel good when you aren't winning like you are used to. This is the same feeling that those of us who have lived here our whole lives have felt since the BWCA was created in 1964. Time and again the federal government has made promises that they have not kept . First it was we will form this wilderness area ,but we will allow you motorized use in certain areas so we said ok. 1978 comes along and the federal government says we are going to limit the motorized use , but we will allow mining in the Superior National Forest. 2016 comes along and the Obama Administration on its way out the door says no we aren't going to allow that anymore and denies Twin Metals mineral leases for no reason and starts an unwarranted 2 year study and possible 20 year moratorium on mining in 435,000 acres of the Superior National Forest even though in the original mineral lease it clearly states that Twin Metals has exclusive rights to the leases for a third 10 year period as long as all requirements of the previous lease were met. Which they were by Twin Metals paying the agreed upon royalty amount. Thankfully Hillary Clinton did not win the presidential election. President Trump along with Secretary Zinke, Rep. Tom Emmer and the members of the Congressional Western Caucus have stepped up and supported our fight to bring good paying environmentally safe jobs to NE Minnesota. We for once are finally winning the fight instead of the environmental elitists.