GOP sees an opening in attacking Dems on critical minerals
Payne Institute Director Morgan Bazilian contributes to this article about how Republican lawmakers are increasingly focusing on mineral security, confident the issue will become a winning political issue for them. While President Biden has prioritized rebuilding the U.S. mineral supply chain as a way to tackle climate change and curb the country’s reliance on foreign sources for materials essential to the economy, he hasn’t greenlighted any large new mines. March 1, 2022.