Senator David Perdue's cousin, USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue, is is having its agents at the US Forestry Service delay exploration permits for mineral companies.

For example:

"… the Caldera drill permit under its Exploration Plan of Operations (the “Plan”) from the United States Forest Service (“USFS”) is still pending. The Company had expected to be in receipt of the drill permit earlier this fall."

https://discoveryharbour.com/2020/11/18/discovery-harbour-caldera-drill-permit-still-pending/

and,

"In the meantime, the Company continues to wait for its drill permit from the USFS …"

https://vrr.s3.amazonaws.com/news/November2020/mdMzIrDwCvRs1hcsVT6B.pdf