By designating helium as a critical material, we are taking another step toward securing our supply chains, creating American jobs, and ensuring the United States leads the world in energy and technological innovation.
Energy Secretary discusses the critical material designation.
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There's different ways to look at it. He's always looking, 'How do I lower energy prices? How do I lower heating prices, electricity prices, gasoline prices, diesel prices?
He knew it was going to elevate energy prices in the short run, he said, 'I'm going to take a hit there, but I got to do the right thing.
Helium is essential to producing the semiconductors and advanced technologies that power our economy.