Doug Burgum

And those critical minerals will be stored at locations that are economically smart and economically efficient around the country.

But the idea is that we will, in addition to that, last week there was also at the State Department a historic meeting.

Over 50 countries came to the U.S.

All of them, some of them already signed on.

Others, many others interested, joining a club of nations.

with free trade on critical minerals with price floors.

The key on price floors is that it would block China from illegal dumping to kill the price across any one particular critical mineral.

And that's going to allow the assurance for capital to start flowing back into mining and refining of these minerals in the U.S.

and in our allies.

So tremendous interest from China.

from the leaders, ministers from around the country that were there at the event hosted the State Department last week.

So anyway, great, great progress going to make sure that U.S.

is secure relative to our position on critical minerals.

Well, there's been an attack on American energy in this country, but even longer than that, there's been an attack on mining in our country.

And just like President Trump says, drill, baby, drill, we've got to get back to mine, baby, mine.

The U.S.

graduated 36,000 lawyers last year and about 300 people with mining and metallurgical degrees.

China, of course, is not doing it cleaner than any else.

I mean, whether they're tearing up the Congo or Indonesia, child labor.

illegal cartels, criminal organizations, all of these things that are going on.