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

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

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.

I think I'd maybe look for a different business partner there, financially.

Senator Braun and I work together to pass the Stream Act that allows states to use a portion of their abandoned mine land money for acid mine drainage cleanup.

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

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.

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?

Sounds like we ought to be doing better at that, especially when we're wanting to be so involved in new ways of energizing stuff that's going to involve critical minerals.

This leads us into the issue of improving that workforce development.

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

The section was legislated for Sarbanes-Oxley in one situation to deal with a situation that happened on the financial crimes.

It's a constitutional right for people to be here.

It would be good because American people would like to know the answer. Because this creates a lot of danger.

I rise today to honor the life of Sally Lugar, who passed away peacefully amid the love of family and friends on May 2, 2024. Sally was a proud, lifelong Hoosier. She was born in Martinsville, IN, on June 12, 1934. After graduating high…