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On the recordMay 10, 2023
As long as that law maintains where no royalties are paid, I don't care if the company is foreign, like in this case, Chilean, I don't care.
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona

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Grijalva criticizes the outdated mining law that allows foreign companies to operate without royalties.

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