Our bipartisan bill would speed up efforts to reduce U.S. reliance on China by sourcing rare earth magnets that are mined, processed, and manufactured in the United States and from our allies and partners.
Strengthen U.S. supply chains for rare earth magnets by prioritizing U.S. or allied sources, recycling electronic waste into new magnets, and supporting domestic manufacturing.
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Evidence
Tokuda said she helped advance H.R. 8800, "the annual defense bill," and secured priorities such as expanding emergency disaster response and barracks maintenance.
Tokuda said the U.S. needs to "start yesterday" to shore up the critical and rare earth mineral supply chain.
Assessments
The available evidence shows Tokuda has publicly emphasized the need to strengthen critical-mineral and rare-earth supply chains, but it does not show that she wrote, sponsored, or materially advanced a concrete federal measure delivering the specific promised outcomes: prioritizing U.S. or allied rare-earth magnet sources, recycling e-waste into new magnets, and supporting domestic magnet manufacturing. Her cited NDAA activity concerns other priorities, and the Axios quote reflects intent rather than delivery. On this record, the promise cannot be scored as delivered or partial, and there is not enough evidence of a serious failed attempt on the specific promise to score it as never.