Cotton questions Granholm over potential taxpayer funding for Communist China-linked lithium mine
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Sen. Tom Cotton is asking Department of Energy Secretary Granholm for information regarding reports that the agency may award a CCP-backed Lithium company's request for a loan.
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"The United States should be reducing its dependence on China for these critical inputs, not opening the door for China to ‘gain a foothold on lithium mining,’" Cotton wrote.
"I am deeply concerned that, despite clear CCP influence over the company, Lithium Americas' Thacker Pass project is under consideration for a loan through the Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Technologies Vehicles Manufacturing (ATVM) Loan Program," Cotton added. "Lithium Americas' assurances that Thacker Pass is 100%-owned by them rather than Ganfeng are insufficient to resolve national security concerns, given the Party's considerable stake in the company."
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