03/18/2009
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"My bill, the Clean Energy Mineral Reform Act, would do just that."
"The bill gives anyone the ability to stake a mining claim, whether there are valuable minerals on the land or not."
"You are hearing that correctly. Any American, or notably, any American subsidiary of a foreign company could have the exclusive rights to our public lands for about $10 per acre per year."
"The mining industry, however, sits above all of that."