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Alan Lowenthal: “There is no risk of being held hostage by some foreign dictator for our sand and gravel needs.”

On the recordJune 24, 2015
There is no risk of being held hostage by some foreign dictator for our sand and gravel needs.
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Alan Lowenthal
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Lowenthal argues that sand and gravel are not critical minerals due to low supply risk.

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