Brian Bilbray: “2 years ago as a member of the public I watched these proceedings, and I watched my colleague from Maryland support the…”

How much interrelationship, or communication do you have with the Interior Department about opening up public lands for mining of these rare earths?

I don't know what part of the country you hail from.

Can you imagine my constituents or my brother says to me, 'When I am a part of the United States, why is a foreign corporation confiscating my calls?'

I think that we can gain a lot of credibility by being as tough on our fellow government agencies as we are on the private sector.