Chris Coons: “I don’t think the settlement fund should be set up this way or for these purposes.”

This is simple. It’s common sense. It’s bipartisan, and it’s compassionate.

China’s critical mineral dominance poses a challenge the U.S. cannot address through traditional mining and processing alone.

The STRATA Act would use America’s advantages in innovation and our strong ties with partners and allies around the world to secure our critical mineral infrastructure.

I’ve been working for years to fix this flaw in our tax code to ensure that Americans currently held hostage or wrongfully detained abroad don’t owe thousands of dollars to the IRS when we finally bring them home.