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On the recordJune 4, 2019
GRAND CANYON CENTENNIAL PROTECTION ACT WHICH WILL ENACT A PERMANENT BAN ON URANIUM MINING ON MORE THAN ONE MILLION ACRES OF LAND AROUND THE GRAND CANYON
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona

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Grijalva's bill aims to permanently ban uranium mining near the Grand Canyon.

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