09/30/2009
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"There is no way to clean these sites without requiring the mining industry to contribute to the legacy they created."
"there are a lot of ticking time bombs out there. But, there are lessons learned here that we need to address, and I think getting experts together to work on that is appropriate."
"we can't let this hearing get away from the responsibility in the first place."
"This would raise hundreds of millions of dollars each year, and that's what you need to start to address this problem."