Lawmakers propose $2.5B agency to boost production of rare earths and other critical minerals
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of lawmakers have proposed creating a new agency with $2. 5 billion to spur production of rare earths and the other critical minerals, while the Trump administration has already taken aggressive actions to break China's grip on the market for these materials that are crucial to high-tech products, including cellphones, electric vehicles, jet fighters and missiles. It’s too early to tell how the bill, if passed, could align with the White House’s but U...
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