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On the recordJune 8, 2011
What we should not do, however, and particularly in the case of minerals critical to our global competitiveness and our national security is purposely or unwittingly subject these projects to an unnecessarily long permitting process.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

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Murkowski emphasizes the need for efficient permitting for critical mineral projects.

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