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On the recordMarch 27, 2017
Nearly all of you on the panel today have suggested in one way or another that the United States should reduce our reliance on imported minerals for either economic or national security reasons.
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John Barrasso
Republican · Wyoming

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Barrasso emphasizes the need to reduce reliance on imported minerals for security.

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