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Raúl Grijalva: “I want to attack the half-million abandoned mines throughout this Nation, many of which are ticking time bombs that we…”

On the recordDecember 8, 2015
I want to attack the half-million abandoned mines throughout this Nation, many of which are ticking time bombs that we need to address sooner, rather than later.
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona

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Grijalva calls for urgent action on the issue of abandoned mines.

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