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Derrick Van Orden: “The executive branch of the United States government de…”

Featuring: Derrick Van Orden, Republican | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 3

Rep. Van Orden Questions Witnesses on Cobalt Mining in T&I Highways and Transit Subcommittee Hearing

Published December 13, 2023 | Video Starts at 04:18

Do you understand that? That is not a Democrat issue. It's not a Republican issue, an independent issue. That is a human rights issue. We, the United States government, The executive branch of the United States government de facto right now as we speak are subsidizing child slavery. And I will have absolutely no part of that and no one with a conscience should I yield back. (04:18–04:28)

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Reiterates that current U.S. government actions indirectly support child labor.

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“4.3% of these [electric vehicle] batteries are comprised of cobalt.”
Rep. Van Orden Questions Witnesses on Cobalt Mining in T&I Highways and Transit Subcommittee Hearing | Uploaded December 13, 2023 | 00:30-00:35
“70% of the world's cobalt is mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo.”
Rep. Van Orden Questions Witnesses on Cobalt Mining in T&I Highways and Transit Subcommittee Hearing | Uploaded December 13, 2023 | 00:38-00:44
“15 to 30% of the mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo are called artesian mines.”
Rep. Van Orden Questions Witnesses on Cobalt Mining in T&I Highways and Transit Subcommittee Hearing | Uploaded December 13, 2023 | 00:46-00:53
“These artesian mines have thousands of children working in the condition of essentially slavery mining cobalt in the Democratic Republic of…”
Rep. Van Orden Questions Witnesses on Cobalt Mining in T&I Highways and Transit Subcommittee Hearing | Uploaded December 13, 2023 | 00:57-01:12
“The Biden administration still insists on having 50% of all of the vehicles manufactured in the United States by 2030 be electric.”
Rep. Van Orden Questions Witnesses on Cobalt Mining in T&I Highways and Transit Subcommittee Hearing | Uploaded December 13, 2023 | 01:17-01:28
“Cobalt is a critical mineral used in electric vehicle batteries.”
Rep. Van Orden Questions Witnesses on Cobalt Mining in T&I Highways and Transit Subcommittee Hearing | Uploaded December 13, 2023 | 00:17-00:28
“We're giving approximately $7,500 per electric vehicle [in tax credits].”
Rep. Van Orden Questions Witnesses on Cobalt Mining in T&I Highways and Transit Subcommittee Hearing | Uploaded December 13, 2023 | 02:10-02:15
“The United States government is subsidizing child slavery in the Democratic Republic of Congo.”
Rep. Van Orden Questions Witnesses on Cobalt Mining in T&I Highways and Transit Subcommittee Hearing | Uploaded December 13, 2023 | 02:29-02:37