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Steve Pearce: Mr. Chairman again, the gentleman from California said let's talk about the facts. He said we do not have rare Earth. We…

On the recordNovember 1, 2007
Mr. Chairman again, the gentleman from California said let's talk about the facts. He said we do not have rare Earth. We do have rare Earth minerals; we don't have rare Earth mines. Those were shut down by the EPA due to lawsuits. U.S. companies developed the uses for rare Earths, and now we import them.
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Steve Pearce
New Mexico

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Discussing the availability and mining of rare Earth minerals during a committee meeting.

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