Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate [titanium sponge]

whitehouse.gov ^ | March 28, 2020 | President Donald J Trump

[rfp1234]

I’ve heard of Sponge Bob and Titanium Man, but titanium sponge?

[rfp1234]

I’ve heard of Sponge Bob and Titanium Man, but titanium sponge?

[rfp1234]

I repeat myself when under stress.
I repeat myself when under stress

[dfwgator]

Magneto and Titanium Man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTBukDar6vE

[SanchoP]

It’s basically unprocessed titanium.

[nwrep]

It is raw Titanium. Used to make quarantine bunkers.

[little jeremiah]

I’m curious as to why importing too much titanium sponge into the US is bad. Wasting money maybe? Can’t use it all? Do you have any ideas?

[Mogger]

The hot sections and more of turbine engines is made of titanium.

Used in Jet aircraft, helicopters, gas turbine power plants, ships, etc.

[Rio]

Maybe rather than “too much,” it’s “too little” titanium.

[little jeremiah]

But why is it bad to import too much? Am I missing something in the letter?

[Candor7]

Titaniaum Sponge explained, with photos ( its a strategic resource and we need our own secure source rather than relying on foreign supply that can be cut off.)

http://metalpedia.asianmetal.com/metal/titanium/titaniumsponge.shtml

Its used in combat aircraft, rockets, missiles and various types of ordnance, and in armored vehicles.

[little jeremiah]

My feeble mind finally got the meaning.

(Note to self - read twice or three times if necessary before asking dumb questions...)

[9YearLurker]

You mean more than just golf clubs and bicycles?

[Rio]

A lot of titanium also goes for Titanium Dioxide white pigment that is used in a great many things.

[Spruce]

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/memorandum-effect-titanium-sponge-imports-national-security/

Countries (Japan?) are dumping titanium raw material in the US at costs that threaten to effectively extinguish domestic titanium production capabilities

[House Atreides]

But why is it bad to import too much? Am I missing something in the letter?
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If you need to import TOO LARGE OF A PERCENTAGE of A NEEDED STRATEGIC MATERIAL, if imports are cut off or restricted BATIONAL SECURITY could be affected.

[Mogger]

But why is it bad to import too much? Am I missing something in the letter?

US envirowhackos.

[piasa]

Do we have a domestic titanium mining capability? I know we didn’t at one time and had to do some scheming to get it out from Russia’s nose, but that may have changed.

[little jeremiah]

Oh, envirowackos, that explains it. I prefer to call them environazis but either works.