Brian Bilbray: “What incentive is there for Canada and Mexico to cooperate with us on this issue?”

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.

But that is like saying that the people that are a victim of counterfeit isn't going to be prosecuted as counterfeiters when the fact is they're losing value down the line.

Can you imagine what the response would be from the people in Boston or New York or Washington, DC, if they tried to make a phone call and someone in a foreign language, or in English, notifies them that France--you know, the Paris cell…

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