US military leaders wade into fight over tax breaks for critical minerals

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : The lobbying follows concerns raised by the Department of Defense this year over China's "disruption to critical US supply chains" by restricting exports of rare earths and the equipment used to process them.
51% : Some Republican members of Congress have called on party colleagues to "fully repeal" the act, saying it could cost taxpayers $1tn over a decade and prop up renewable energy sources while displacing fossil fuels.
45% : "There are likely to be some items, like sunset provisions added to end certain tax credits sooner than originally anticipated, among other changes."
39% : Businesses have unleashed a multimillion-dollar lobbying campaign aimed at saving the IRA since Donald Trump won November's presidential election.
39% : Trump has already targeted spending under the law by ordering all federal agencies to "immediately pause the disbursement of funds under the IRA".

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