Washington, Feb. 6 -- Congressman Vern Buchanan issued the following press release:
Today, Congressman Vern Buchanan, Vice Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and a member of the Trade Subcommittee, released the following statement after the Trump Administration's recent announcement (https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/02/2026-critical-minerals-ministerial/) of 11 new bilateral critical minerals frameworks reached during the 2026 Critical Minerals Ministerial with countries including Argentina, the Cook Islands, Ecuador, Guinea, Morocco, Paraguay, Peru, the Philippines, the United Arab Emirates and Uzbekistan:
"America's economic strength and national security depend on critical minerals. The Trump A...