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On the recordSeptember 15, 2020
there have been some people, a Senator friend of mine, who says the next energy revolution would not come from a mine. And I would beg to argue in that all of these precious minerals in that are coming from a mine.
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John Shimkus
Republican · Illinois

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Shimkus argues that mining is essential for the future energy revolution.

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