Biden’s Interior Chief Unaware China Controls Minerals to Make Batteries for Electric Cars

Biden’s Interior Chief Unaware China Controls Minerals to Make Batteries for Electric Cars

President Joe Biden’s Department of Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is seemingly unaware that China controls the world’s critical minerals supply chain — the very raw materials needed to produce batteries for electric vehicles.

During a Senate hearing this week, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) questioned Haaland about the Biden administration’s strict regulations that seek to boost electric vehicles over gas-powered vehicles.

The issue with the regulations, though, is that the materials needed to make electric vehicle batteries are controlled by China, as Breitbart News has extensively reported. Haaland, when asked by Hawley if she was knowledgeable of China’s controlling the supply chain for electric vehicle batteries, said she was unaware.

The exchange went as follows: Read the rest at breitbart.com.