WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Senator Todd Young issued the following press release:
U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.),lead sponsors of the SECURE Minerals Act (https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-shaheen-introduce-legislation-to-boost-u-s-critical-minerals-supply/) to create a new Strategic Resilience Reserve that ensures a domestic supply of critical minerals, released the following statement on the announcement (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/business/trump-critical-minerals-stockpile.html) that the Trump Administration is launching a $12 billion stockpile of critical and rare earth minerals:
"We are pleased to see the Administration take steps to stockpile critical minerals for economic ...