Senator Josh Hawley (one of my top favorite senators) from Missouri took an authoritative stance on an issue during Thursday’s Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing.
The discussion focused on the Biden administration’s decision to halt nearly a quarter of a million acres in Minnesota from mineral mining. After a sixteen-month review, the Department of Interior concluded that the land should be protected for two decades due to possible water contamination from mining.
Hawley started his questioning by inquiring Hall-Rivera about the importance of critical minerals to the nation’s energy security. After agreeing that the minerals are essential, he moved on to the current state of mineral refinement across the world. He discovered that current production stands as 68 percent of the world’s nickel from China; with 40 percent of copper, 59 percent of lithium, and 73 percent of cobalt also mined there.
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I've always admired Hawley. I'm glad he isn't running for President, as we need intelligent people on the ground, so to speak. They can't all be President.
An intelligent Senator like Hawley, might be able to spread intelligence throughout Congress, possibly weeding out some of the morons that sit there every day, and contribute to nothing but dissent, and disruption.
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