03/20/2013
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"The affected Native nations' issue, that they have legitimately raised, is the issue of notification--rapid and on-time notification as to what was occurring and the effect that it could have on triba..."
"The Hardrock Mining Reform and Reclamation Act has within it a provision that would create a fund for cleaning up of the hundreds of thousands of abandoned hardrock mine sites in the country."
"I invite them to join me in trying to reform our 19th century mining laws."
"Unfortunately, as much as I would like to believe, we all know this is not the case."