NEW YORK -- U.S. Republican Sen. Marco Rubio introduced a bill in Congress Thursday to boost the country's rare-earth industry, in an effort to break American advanced manufacturing's reliance on importing key metals and compounds from China.
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US bill calls for all-American effort to boost rare-earth supply
Sen. Rubio suggests establishing 'cooperative' to combat China monopoly
A front-end loader is seen at California's Molycorp's Mountain Pass Rare Earth facility. China's threat to restrict rare earth exports would cause disruptions across U.S. high-tech supply chains. © Reuters
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