John McCain actually said...

97 percent--is that correct, Mr. Eggert--of the rare earth products come from China?

What do we need to do in order to stimulate ... to satisfy our defense needs which, as you know, require some of these materials.

I never anticipated that this would devolve into a political issue between Republicans and Democrats.

Suppose that a conservative Republican administration in the middle of high unemployment and economic slowdown proposed new regulations that...