John Shimkus: “I do not believe that it is a good policy to ban materials just because you don't like them.”

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.

I want to take this time to thank the panelists. They did a great job.

The American people overwhelmingly agree. Recent polling found Americans prioritize affordability and reliability over emissions reductions.

I would hope in our discussions we would work with the majority to try to make sure we somehow incentivize nuclear baseload because of zero-carbon emissions.