You know, there are certain vulnerabilities when it comes to supply chains where we're deeply dependent on China. We saw when China threatened to cut off access to rare earths, our manufacturers could manufacture for two weeks and then shut down. We can't allow that. So we want to spur as much, you know, on shoring, free shoring of these capabilities so that we are not vulnerable to leverage that the Chinese Communist Party wants to exhibit. (39:33–39:44)
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Asserts that a Chinese threat to cut off rare earths would limit US manufacturing to two weeks.
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