Redlands Community News: Obernolte introduces legislation to bolster critical mineral supply chain

Rep. Jay Obernolte introduced legislation in March to reduce the United States’ reliance on China and other foreign nations for critical minerals.

Critical minerals and rare earth metals are used to manufacture consumer electronics, military equipment, electric vehicle batteries, and other advanced technologies vital to America’s homeland security and economic competitiveness.

… “Critical minerals are essential to our economy, our national security, and the development of our country’s energy grid,” said Rep. Jay Obernolte. “The Intergovernmental Critical Minerals Task Force will bring stakeholders together to identify how we can enhance our supply chains and shore up production of critical minerals here at home.”

“Our manufacturing sector and our global economic competitiveness depend on reliable access to critical minerals. Our nation’s dependence on adversarial nations like China for critical minerals poses serious national security and economic threats,” said Senator Peters. “This bill will strengthen our domestic critical minerals supply chain, create good-paying jobs, and ensure our advanced manufacturing sector can continue to compete on the global stage. I thank Representative Obernolte for spearheading this important effort in the House.”

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