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On the recordMarch 20, 2013
the bill constitutes a multi-billion dollar giveaway to a foreign-owned mining company
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona
Source
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Accusation that H.R. 687 benefits foreign interests at the expense of the public.

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