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David McCormick: “70% of lithium batteries and 80% of the solar panels are…”

Featuring: David McCormick, Republican | U.S. Senate, Pennsylvania

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Published | Video Starts at 05:44

The second problem with those policies of the Biden administration, particularly as it relates to EVs and solar panels and so forth, the policies have been in place, have made us ironically, highly dependent on China because 70% of lithium batteries and 80% of the solar panels are manufactured in China. So in one fell swoop, in my opinion, the Biden administration's economic agenda has driven up inflation and made us more dependent on our primary adversary. (05:44–05:49)

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