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Lisa Murkowski: “Frankly, it seems to me that right now what is the most jeopardizing issue if I was in the mining industry is not…”

On the recordJuly 13, 2009
Frankly, it seems to me that right now what is the most jeopardizing issue if I was in the mining industry is not knowing what's going to happen with respect to the 1872 Mining Law reform.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

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Murkowski highlights uncertainty in mining law as a barrier to investment.

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