And so do I. Let me turn to mining again. My district is 70,000 square miles and a huge part of it is blessed with incredible mineral resources. Now, The president today is in China, and his ability to negotiate for us is dramatically curtailed by our lack of having access to rare earth minerals. and the ability to process them. Yet we have them in my district. And so is your agency looking to try to help access those minerals on the lands that you are in charge of? (03:46–03:56)
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Asserts that the president's negotiation ability is limited by lack of access to rare earth minerals.
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