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Chris Phelan

Jul 8, 2026

0:58
Why don't you tell us a bit about that?
1:00
Yeah, so I know, you know, the focus of CERAWeek here is, is energy, and we think manufacturing and energy really go hand-in-hand, and part of that is critical minerals.
1:08
We've seen a lot of supply chain volatility over the last year, and America has really kind of lost some of its advantage in critical minerals.
1:15
And across all of our industries and supply chains, we need access to these minerals from batteries to national defense to other energy applications.
1:23
And so this is really a first of its kind report that brings together a holistic view of what manufacturers need to have access to kind of break the Chinese stranglehold on a lot of these critical minerals and, and rare earths.
1:36
So we combine the domestic policy side, that's my team, permitting reform, strategic incentives from the federal government, critical workforce training initiatives, along with what's going on in the international space.
1:48
And so we're describing that as a plurilateral or multilateral engagement with our allies and like-minded countries.
2:37
And so when you take it to The Hill, what do you expect the reaction to be?

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