Steve Stockman: “Currently, right now we have a situation in which some of the countries which we deal with militarily are restricting…”

“Currently, right now we have a situation in which some of the countries which we deal with militarily are restricting the rare earth metals--and particularly China. They are asking that we build our sensitive equipment in their country in order to acquire these rare earths. I would object to that kind of thinking and that kind of ability for our non-friends, in terms of military assistance, to actually have it and develop our own rare earths here in the United States. It is a major mistake, I think, to pursue a policy in which we allow our non- friends to have control over our top secret and also over our rare earths. I ask a ruling of the Chair for adjudication on that too, and I reserve the balance of my time. Point of Order”