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WASHINGTON, Sept. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- RARE, The Association for Rare Earth today thanked Senators Jeff Bingaman (D - NM) and Lisa Murkowski (R - AK) for their efforts to pass important critical mineral legislation, before the United States Senate recessed until after November's elections. Said RARE president Adam Falkoff, "It is a good sign for America that there was a sincere effort to work across the aisle for a bill that directly impacts America's economy." Senators Jim...
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- RARE, The Association for Rare Earth today praised a decision by Congressman Mike Coffman to organize a Congressional Rare Earth Caucus to help guide federal policy on rare earth issues. Adam Falkoff, President of RARE said, "We are very pleased that RARE's call for the creation of a Congressional Rare Earth Caucus was answered so quickly." The development comes at an important time as U.S. policymakers respond to increasing warnings...
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- RARE, The Association for Rare Earth, today urged the creation of Senate and House caucuses to focus on the challenges of securing supplies of rare earth elements for the nation's high technology, clean energy, and defense communities. The request comes in the wake of a Defense Department report released earlier this month warning of America's overdependence on foreign sources of rare earth elements (REEs). In a request letter to members of...
