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On the recordFebruary 8, 2023
I don't think we can look at this regulatory side and permitting side in terms of what needs to be done there, relative to mining and critical minerals without overlapping on that 1872 mining law.
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona

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Grijalva emphasizes the need to reconsider mining laws for effective regulation.

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