Congressman Tom Tiffany, R-Wis., predicted that President Trump’s plans on rare earth minerals could spur a manufacturing boom in the Rust Belt, referring to last week’s joint session of Congress on Tuesday. At that speech, Trump said “Later this week, I will also take historic action to dramatically expand production of critical minerals and rare earths here in the USA.”
Trump is reportedly preparing an executive order that would speed up raw mineral production and processing. Tiffany, a member of the Committee on Natural Resources and chairman of its Subcommittee on Federal Lands, said Trump’s executive action will be a game changer for the U.S.