Mark Begich actually said...

I am concerned about a potential threat to U.S. national security and military operability: the issue of rare earth elements and our militar...

Today, the current GMD system provides protection for the east coast.

I support the efforts of this review to mitigate risk should the threat evolve sooner or if the threat is more capable than anticipated.

We're one of the few countries that haven't signed onto this treaty. We're hanging out with Syria, Iran, and Libya.