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Bruce Westerman: We can't mine and permit our way out of this. Actually, we would have to permit and then mine.

On the recordFebruary 8, 2023
We can't mine and permit our way out of this. Actually, we would have to permit and then mine.
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Bruce Westerman
Republican · Arkansas

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Westerman discusses the need for a structured approach to mining and permitting.

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