Sen. Kyrsten Sinema wants the Senate to make it easier to mine critical minerals at home.
Sen. Kysten Sinema is seen arriving at the Capitol on Thursday. Photo: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images
It also reveals the contours of a package that would unlock billions of dollars for electric vehicles and green energy. The senator "will continue her work increasing investments in American production of critical minerals and manufacturing of electric vehicles, semiconductors, battery storage and other technologies that tackle our climate challenges, strengthen our national security and help ensure our energy independence."The United States is reliant on minerals from foreign sources, including China, to supply the raw materials necessary for a clean energy transition.
Those kinds of policy changes are traditionally done via regular order, meaning they need 60 votes in the Senate to pass — as opposed to the majority vote used in the reconciliation process.
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