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Raúl Grijalva: “When it is convenient to use it as an issue, NEPA is wonderful. When it is in the way of a mine or an extraction or a…”

On the recordOctober 17, 2023
When it is convenient to use it as an issue, NEPA is wonderful. When it is in the way of a mine or an extraction or a drill, then it is absolutely awful and we have to get rid of it.
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona

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Grijalva highlights the inconsistent stance on NEPA among Republicans.

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