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On the recordMay 11, 2015
I think we have a real problem on our hands as a result of our nation's borderline insidious reliance on mineral imports.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

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Murkowski expresses concern about U.S. reliance on imported minerals.

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