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Bruce Westerman: This was intended to simply add new funding to cleanup efforts, not overhaul a program that has been working well since…

On the recordMay 15, 2023
This was intended to simply add new funding to cleanup efforts, not overhaul a program that has been working well since the 1970s.
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Bruce Westerman
Republican · Arkansas

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Westerman discusses the intent of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act regarding abandoned mine land funding.

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