E62: Biden’s Bullish Congressional Climate

In this post-Midterms discussion, Ben Steinberg of Venn Strategies and Howard Klein unpack policy, political happenings, and their implications for the battery metals supply chain.  Index: 0:00 -  3:22 Midterm Election context, introduction to Ben Steinberg, Venn Strategies3:23 - 4:50 The Battery Metals and Technology Coalition 4:51 - 9:23 Explaining our Grant spreadsheet summary and how this funding is transferred/ Concern about mining (patreon bonus)?9:24 -  13:29 Could there be funding for mining? 13:30 - 17:54 Is there movement on grant funding for mineral projects? 17:55 - 22:28 "Carrot before the stick": USTR Tariffs, minerals securities partnership & the state department. 22:29 - 27:05 The Energy Transition: Captive Supply Chains?27:06 - 29:19 Grant negotiations 29:20 - 33:54 Legislation in Canada & the US: Is the playing field level? 33:55 -  39:03 Biden's Legislation & The potential of projects to fail?39:04 - 40:21 Could the battery raw metals production/ supply chain be an olive branch to ratchet down overall geopolitical tensions- and facilitate more Chinese-American partnerships?  40:22 - End SQM and Closing comments ----If you like this video, please click the 'like' button and please also comment so we can improve our content going forward. Register your email at www.rkequity.com and follow Rodney and me on Twitter (@lithiumionbull @RodneyHooper13) and on LinkedIn. Please also subscribe here on YouTube to Rock Stock Channel to ensure full access to all our free content. And finally, if you find value in our content, please consider joining us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/lithiumionrocks-----DISCLAIMER NOT INVESTMENT ADVICE. DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH Rodney and Howard are not financial advisors nor broker dealers, this video is for information purposes only and should not be considered investment or financial advice. Please do your own independent research and read the disclaimer at the end of the video or on RK Equity’s website www.rkequity.com Intro and outro audio credit: Jamie Klein