Bipartisan plan aims to create U.S. reserve for critical minerals (Hans Nichols – Axios)

A bipartisan group of lawmakers will introduce (today) new legislation to establish a $2.5 billion “Strategic Resilience Reserve” (SRR) for critical minerals, Axios has learned. Why it matters: President Trump is bringing his prospector’s pick to nearly every corner of the globe — including Ukraine, Venezuela and Greenland — in a push to boost the U.S. supply of minerals that are critical to the tech industry’s growth.

Bipartisan plan in Congress aims to create U.S. reserve for critical minerals