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Bruce Westerman: Even if we are not worried about mining it for 50 years, we will have just signed off the future because we didn't deal…

On the recordDecember 11, 2023
Even if we are not worried about mining it for 50 years, we will have just signed off the future because we didn't deal with it today.
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Bruce Westerman
Republican · Arkansas

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Emphasizes urgency in addressing space resource mining to avoid future disadvantages.

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