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On the recordSeptember 12, 2023
It is time to modernize it, reform it, bring it up to date, and put in the guarantees and safeguards that is going to make the public believe that truly they are part of the decision-making.
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona

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Grijalva calls for updating the outdated Mining Law of 1872 to protect communities.

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