On the recordMarch 25, 2019
Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman. You know, when the gentleman talks about rare earths, they sit all over our western frontier. {time} 2015 In fact, in Arizona, they line our deserts. These are geos, and typically, in the past, to extract those rare earths that are required for these batteries for solar and wind, it is very caustic by utilizing high concentrations of sulfuric acid. But we have got the entrepreneurial spirit of people back in Arizona who are using high concentrations of citric acids, like from limes and lemons, and actually extracting the same rare earths in that aspect. Once again, the power of those entrepreneurial individuals out there in America are the ones who are changing the dynamics of the way our energy portfolio looks. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Utah (Mr. Bishop) for some additional comments.
