Somehow incorporating these mines as part of the solution and part of the contribution to solving our energy issues.

Something has occurred to where anything that you're extracting out of the ground, we just have been lagging on it.

It's imperative that young people understand this along with their parents or else we will miss opportunities.

How much has government policy been a factor in making it more or less difficult?

Critical minerals have been regarded as the building blocks of U.S. economic and national security.

Critical minerals have been regarded as the building blocks of U.S. economic and national security.

It wasn't our policy that initiated the fact that we've pretty well said we don't want to use coal anymore?

Strengthening America's critical minerals helps to reduce our reliance on getting these materials from adversarial countries.

Research would seem to be something maybe that would have to be coordinated broadly.

The strength of America's critical minerals largely depend on the strength of the workforce.

Strengthening America's critical minerals helps to reduce our reliance on getting these materials from adversarial countries.

It wasn't our policy that initiated the fact that we've pretty well said we don't want to use coal anymore?

Something has occurred to where anything that you're extracting out of the ground, we just have been lagging on it.

Much of it, I've observed, business has expected our school systems to spit it out.

Research would seem to be something maybe that would have to be coordinated broadly.

This leads us into the issue of improving that workforce development.

Senator Braun and I work together to pass the Stream Act that allows states to use a portion of their abandoned mine land money for acid mine drainage cleanup.

Strengthening America's critical minerals helps to reduce our reliance on getting these materials from adversarial countries.

Critical minerals have been regarded as the building blocks of U.S. economic and national security.

How much has government policy been a factor in making it more or less difficult?

Sounds like we ought to be doing better at that, especially when we're wanting to be so involved in new ways of energizing stuff that's going to involve critical minerals.

It wasn't our policy that initiated the fact that we've pretty well said we don't want to use coal anymore?

Much of it, I've observed, business has expected our school systems to spit it out.

I think I'd maybe look for a different business partner there, financially.

Yeah, an ombudsman service is a portal of feedback, and I think any business, any entity ought to welcome it.