Critical Mineral Policy Working Group Meeting
WASHINGTON, D.C.- This afternoon, the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party's Critical Minerals Policy Working Group, led by Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA) and Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL), held its second meeting to discuss the United States’ heavy reliance on Chinese imports of critical minerals, working with our allies to create alternative supplies of these minerals, and policy solutions to incentivize this shift.
Members heard from experts including Mr. Adam Johnson, Managing Partner, Metis Endeavor, Mr. Wade Yeoman, Executive General Manager, Commercial, Jervois, and Ms. Mahnaz Khan, Vice President of Policy for Critical Supply Chains, Silverado Policy Accelerator.
Watch highlights from the meeting below.
Rep. Rob Wittman discusses how China has purposefully shut the U.S. out of critical mineral supply chains:
“We can’t build semiconductor plants without access to things like gallium, germanium, and graphite.”
Click HERE for Rep. Wittman's opening remarks as prepared for delivery.
Rep. Kathy Castor discusses the CCP’s predatory practices in the critical mineral industry:
““[The Chinese Communist Party] is not fair, and in the United States of America we’re built upon fairness, in collaboration with our allies and like minded countries.”
Mr. Adam Johnson, Managing Partner, Metis Endeavor on the critical mineral competition:
“The challenge we face requires bold vision. It’s the nature of the competition we are in. We must take action to mobilize Western industry behind U.S. leadership.”
Mr. Wade Yeoman, Executive General Manager, Commercial, Jervois:
"America has it within its power to reduce this dependence on China for critical minerals and to shield itself from the worst effects of the Chinese price manipulations.”
Ms. Mahnaz Khan, Vice President of Policy for Critical Supply Chains, Silverado Policy Accelerator outlines the CCP formula to control critical mineral supply chains:
“What’s going to happen is China is going to go into, especially African countries and other countries, and control the midstream processing.”