Washington, DC—Responding to the introduction of “Magnets Value Chain Support Act” by U.S. Representatives John Moolenaar and Ro Khanna, Abigail Hunter, Executive Director of SAFE’s Center for Critical Mineral Strategy, gave the following statement: “A permanent magnet supply chain is only as strong as its weakest link, and nearly every stage today sits in the hands of […]
PRESS RELEASE | SAFE Report Calls for Reversing Dangerous Domestic Decline in Major Metals
“Strategic Surpluses” report outlines a bold policy strategy to reclaim major metal production capacity Washington, D.C. — SAFE’s Center for Strategic Industrial Materials today released a new report, Strategic Surpluses: China’s Economic Warfare on Major Metals, warning that the Chinese Communist Party’s state-backed dominance of steel, aluminum, and copper production has distorted global markets, weakened U.S. industrial capacity, and created a growing national security […]
STATEMENT | SAFE Congratulates Seval Oz on Confirmation as Assistant Secretary of the Office of Research and Technology at the U.S. Department of Transportation
Washington, DC—Responding to the confirmation of Seval Oz on her confirmation as Assistant Secretary of Transportation in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R), SAFE CEO Avery Ash gave the following statement: “AI-enabled transportation is a strategic imperative for U.S. competitiveness and security—and Assistant Secretary Oz is the right leader at […]
PRESS RELEASE | SAFE Testifies at USTR Overcapacity Hearing for Federal Policy Interventions to Support Metals Production
Metals form the backbone of America’s defense industrial base Washington, DC – Ahead of the U.S.-China bilateral meeting later this month, Joe Quinn, Executive Director of SAFE’s Center for Strategic Industrial Materials testified before the United States Trade Representative Section 301 hearing on structural excess capacity and production in key manufacturing sectors—arguing in favor of federal policy interventions to support domestic metals production. “Fueled […]
STATEMENT | SAFE Supports Connected Vehicle Security Act
Applauds leadership from Sens. Moreno and Slotkin on Protecting National Security Washington, DC—Responding to the release of S.2040, the Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026, Rachel McCleery, Executive Director of SAFE’s Coalition for Reimagined Mobility, gave the following statement: “SAFE strongly supports the Connected Vehicle Security Act which expands current law to combat the growing threat posed by Chinese automakers […]
