Somehow incorporating these mines as part of the solution and part of the contribution to solving our energy issues.

Research would seem to be something maybe that would have to be coordinated broadly.

They're even not waiting on this place to pay for it since we're borrowing 30 cents on every dollar that we spend currently.

They're even not waiting on this place to pay for it since we're borrowing 30 cents on every dollar that we spend currently.

Somehow incorporating these mines as part of the solution and part of the contribution to solving our energy issues.

It wasn't our policy that initiated the fact that we've pretty well said we don't want to use coal anymore?

Much of it, I've observed, business has expected our school systems to spit it out.

Something has occurred to where anything that you're extracting out of the ground, we just have been lagging on it.

Strengthening America's critical minerals helps to reduce our reliance on getting these materials from adversarial countries.

Critical minerals have been regarded as the building blocks of U.S. economic and national security.

How much has government policy been a factor in making it more or less difficult?

Research would seem to be something maybe that would have to be coordinated broadly.

The strength of America's critical minerals largely depend on the strength of the workforce.

It's imperative that young people understand this along with their parents or else we will miss opportunities.

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